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Hallicrafters founder William J. Halligan depicted in a 1944 magazine ad. William J. Halligan (1898–1992), founded Hallicrafters Company in Chicago in late 1932. Prior to this, he had been involved in radio parts sales for some years but decided the time was right for a handcrafted amateur radio receiver - the company name being a combination of Halli(gan) and (hand)crafters.
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Jul 23, 1992 · William J. Halligan, 93, founder and retired chairman of Hallicrafters Co., started the firm in 1933 as a supplier of amateur shortwave radios and then developed it into a major manufacturer of ...
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Apr 1, 2021 · Selling almost entirely via mail order and leasing his own manufacturing space (first at 417 N. State Street, then 3001 Southport Avenue), Halligan managed to get a full page article published about his receiver design in the August 1934 issue of Popular Mechanics—albeit, with no actual mention of his name, the Hallicrafters Company, nor the Skyrider brand. But hey, it was a start.
