The Story of Arthur Atwater Kent

In this video we showcase one of the most important men in radio manufacturing history during the 1920's, A. Atwater Kent. He led a remarkable life. I hope you enjoy it.
What do Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart and Atwater Kent have in common? Find out in this video. If you enjoyed the video, you might enjoy my friend Dave's video channel. Try "Dave's 1920s Radios" channel for more on 1920s radios. Please feel free to leave comments.

[@alanpecherer5705]

Imagine having 8500 employees in1929 and turning out over a million radio sets in that year. Those are big numbers.

[@RadioSvit]

An interesting story. Thank you . You opened my eyes to how much I didn't know about Atwater Kent

[@Radio1920s]

Glad you enjoyed it. I try to find at least one or two things that are not well known about a subject.

[@chrisholland690]

Very nice and informative, Dan. Well done!

[@Radio1920s]

Thank you, Chris. I appreciate your support. Make sure you check out my latest video - "The Boxcars".

[@sr633]

Thanks so much for this wonderful video.! Did a ton of yard sales and got many old radio sets but no bread boards ! RIP Mr. Finkiener who fixed them all and had blue glowing tubes galore !

[@Radio1920s]

Thanks for the positive feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jims2222]

Well done Dan, thank you.

[@Radio1920s]

Thanks, Jim. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@soarstar]

I recently started working for Magmotor Technologies out of Worcester; a DC brushed / brushless motor company. Turns out, Atwater sold a motor design to the parent company of Magmotor: Kendrick & Davis out of Lebanon, NH in the early 1900's. Small world!

[@Radio1920s]

That's interesting, thanks for sharing that with the group!

[@ehayes5217]

so interesting👍🤓🇺🇸

[@Radio1920s]

Glad you liked it. Stay tuned, more to come.

[@jamesslick4790]

Going by one's middle name is a "thing", A certain Beatle does!

[@jamesslick4790]

Quits school TWICE, Then ends up on that school's board of directors! 😲My man is THE man, the Myth the LEGEND! 👍👍 That's some Paul Harvey "Rest Of The Story" fodder right there!

[@Radio1920s]

I guess he decided to take his own path to the top.

[@busterdog]

It’s pronounced “woos-ter” (or “woos-tah” if you’re local)
Small point.
Otherwise a nice piece.

[@Radio1920s]

Thanks Busterdog! I'll work on my New England accent. When I get good at it, I'll pretend I went to Haarvaard. 😁