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1926 Cardinola Radio Corporation, 339 North Capitol Avenue, Third Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana USA |
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The Cardinola Radio Corp. was a short lived company, only lasting from 1925 to 1926. During 1925, Cardinola produced a standard three dial table model and console model TRF radio receiver called the Cardinola. In 1926 the company produced the models 1N and 2N. Both radios had the same chassis but differed in that the 2N had a built in speaker and battery compartments while the 1N lacked these, having only a basic box style cabinet. The factory site which was located a block north of the Greyhound bus terminal in downtown Indianapolis has long been torn down to make way for a parking lot. The company may have manufactured a console version but no examples have been found. The factory building was a standard turn-of-the-century business front building. I purchased this set at the 1994 "Radiofest" antique radio show at Elgin, Illinois. |
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The Cardinola Radio Corporation derived it's name from the official state bird of Indiana, the Cardinol. The company's brand logo decal, which shows the Cardinol perched on a branch, can be located just underneath the tuning dial on the front panel. Notice that it says "Model 1N" while it's actually mounted on a model 2N. This particular daecal shows a little damage from age but theres enough intact to show what the brand logo looked like. |
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The Cardinola Radio Corporation with a factory at Indianapolis
manufactures a complete line of radio receivers. The local plant
has simplified the operating of radio sets to a high degree of
efficiency and simplicity by using a special one - dial control which
makes it an easy matter to tune in the various stations. 1926 |
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Indianapolis City Directory 1926 |
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