Detrola

Detrola models advertised February, 1940 scanned by Voxphoto  (Image rights)

Detrola (International Detrola Corp) was a radio and record-player manufacturer, based at 1501 Beard Street, Detroit, Michigan. They used the names Detrola, General, Pee Wee, Road Chief, Road Master and Warwick for their electronic products. They also made a few cameras, over a very short period - 1939-40. Most were cheaply-made from Bakelite mouldings and pressed tinplate, but the Detrola 400 was a complex Leica-style rangefinder affair.

The "W" models listed below are equipped with lenses by Wollensak; but not all the Wollensak-lensed cameras carry a "W" model designation.

• Detrola 400
• Detrola Model A
• Detrola Model B
• Detrola Model D
• Detrola Model E
• Detrola Model G
• Detrola Model GW
• Detrola Model H
• Detrola Model HW
• Detrola Model K
• Detrola Model KW

late-1940s Detrola radio set image by John Schneider (Image rights)