Private company

Kolster Radio Corporation

American electronics company

The Kolster Radio Corporation was an electronics manufacturer and distributor based in Newark, New Jersey, which went bankrupt in January 1930. Its origins were in the merger of the Federal Telegraph Company and the Brandes Production Corporation in 1926, which led to the creation of a new holding company called Federal-Brandes Inc.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Frederick A. Kolster
Photo: American Press Association, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Kolster Radio Corporation was an electronics manufacturer and distributor based in Newark, New Jersey, which went bankrupt in January 1930. Its origins were in the merger of the Federal Telegraph Company and the Brandes Production Corporation in 1926, which led to the creation of a new holding company called Federal-Brandes Inc.2

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