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The company was started as Radio Shack in 1921 by two brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutschmann, who wanted to provide equipment for the new field of amateur radio (also known as ham radio). The brothers opened a one-store retail and mail-order operation in the heart of downtown Boston at 46 Brattle Street.
Aug 25, 2021 · My first experiences at Radio Shack were probably in the early or mid-’70s, but the history here is much older, going back to 1921. Two ham-radio-enthusiast brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutschmann, created the store and named it after the literal shacks where radio transmission equipment was kept. (My dad recently told me a story about ...
Two years later and half a continent away, two brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutschmann, opened a one-store retail and mail-order operation in the heart of downtown Boston. They chose the name, "RadioShack," which was a term for the small, wooden structure that housed a ship's radio equipment.
Aug 4, 2009 · Back at the beginning, brothers Theodore and Milton Deutschmann chose the name for their first downtown Boston store because it referred to the big wooden boxes that contained a ship’s radio kit ...
The first Radio Shack store came into existence in Boston in 1921. It was established by Theodore and Milton Deutschmann as a retail outlet for amateur or ham radio enthusiasts.
It acquired, as of that date, the business of a sole proprietorship which had been owned and operated by Theodore and Milton Deutschmann since 1933. Interesting First-Store Facts: Until September 1939, Radio Shack's business operations had been conducted in a basement store of approximately 7,000 cu. ft. at 46 Brattle Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
History of Radio Shack. Radio Shack started in 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts by brothers Theodore and Milton Deutschmann. They wanted to provide equipment for the cutting-edge field of amateur, or ham, radio. The store’s name was taken from a slang phrase of the time denoting any place where radio equipment was kept and used.
