Although the company survived the Great Depression, it was nearly crippled when World War II began in 1941.
Meanwhile, the Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company grew modestly through the years. which was a term for the small, wooden structure that housed a ships radio equipment.īeginning in 1921, RadioShack would grow to a handful of stores in the Northeast of USA., and become a leading electronics mail-order distributor to hobbyists.
Two years later two brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutschmann opened a one-store retail and mail order operation in Boston. The company was named the Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company and they sold leather shoe parts to shoe repair shops in the Fort Worth area. During this visit they decided to pool their resources together and start a business. with a chance meeting of two friends, Norton Hinckley and Dave L. RadioShack began in 1919 in Forth Worth, Texas, USA. This is an official portrait issed by Tandy Corporation Tandy, Chairman & CEO of Tandy Corporation
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