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Founded by Swedish natives Alfred Stromberg and Androv Carlson in 1894, the year Alexander Graham Bell's patent expired, the company was one of the largest suppliers to independent (non-Bell) telephone companies. In the mid-1900s, Stromberg expanded to also manufacture radios and TVs before its acquisition by General Dynamics in 1955.
Early Stromberg
1901 Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Vanity» See all Stromberg Carlson Show & Tells

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