Almo Radio Company, Camden, NJ, 1952

1952MayRadioNewsShown here is the Camden, NJ, location of Almo Radio Company. The company, founded by Morris Green and Al Margolis, was based in Philadelphia, and had expanded to a chain of six stores, plus warehouse. It served as a parts jobber for radio dealers on the East Coast. To make sure dealers could be quickly served with their needed parts, each branch store had an inventory of $75,000 at all times, with the warehouse stock valued at $600,000. It employed 12 salesman, each covering an average of 200 accounts.

The photo appeared 70 years ago on the cover of the May 1952 issue of Radio News. According to the magazine, the company was one of 1500 parts distributors nationwide. According to this 1956 ad, the company was located at 1133 Haddon Ave.