Allen Hough

[gregbogantz]

As some of you may know, Allen Hough made a peculiar record changer that was used on only a few radio/phonos in the late 1920s, the Columbia 990 and the Zenith 75 being the only two that I know about. Here's a strange electric portable acoustic machine made by them:

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Note the busted casting which reveals what appears to be a multi-pole induction motor rotor. Note the escutcheon around the spindle hole in the platter says "Allen Hough Rotor Corp." in Milwaukee. Wonder what a "rotor corporation" was? Maybe they specialized in gear hobbing or making multi-pole induction motors. Anybody know more about this company?

Greg Bogantz