ARRL: 'A Great Name in Radio Turns 75' (Rockwell Collins, f/k/a Collins Radio)

From ARRL News:

Seventy-five years ago a small radio communications company, operating from the owner's basement, officially incorporated in the state of Delaware. From these humble beginnings arose one of the nation's foremost communications and avionics companies -- The Collins Radio Company. Arthur Collins, W0CXX, started building high quality Amateur Radio equipment that from the very beginning was to make the Collins brand legendary among ham radio operators worldwide. The Collins Radio Company was incorporated with $29,000 in capital and eight employees during the depth of the Great Depression. ...

Read more biographical information about Arthur Collins reprinted from "The First 50 Years … A History of Collins Radio Company," by Ken C. Braband. The exact anniversary date is Sept. 22.

On September 22, 1933, with eight employees and $29,000 in capital, Collins Radio Company became a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware. ...