Paul V. Galvin (1895-1959) and his brother Joseph E. Galvin (1899-1944) purchase the battery eliminator business of the bankrupt Stewart StorageBattery Company in Chicago.
They incorporate the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation on September 25, 1928. The Galvin Manufacturing Corporation rents quarters at 847 West Harrison Street, Chicago. It has five employees; the first week's payroll is $63.00. Assets consist of $565 in cash and $750 in tools,and a design for the company's first product, a battery eliminator. It enables battery-operated home radios to operate on ordinary household current.
As battery-operated radios become obsolete, so does the battery eliminator.
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