"Joe Watson" wrote in message
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My understanding of the difference is that the round emblem appeared when
Rockwell acquired Collins Radio. Therefore, the winged emblem was used
when it was Art Collins &Co. and the round one was used for the later
products produced as a part of Rockwell.

If someone has a different understanding, I would be eager to learn about
it.

Joe
W5WBR
"Rick" wrote in message
news

What is the difference between the "winged emblem" Collins radios and the
other kind ("round" emblem?)?



From URL:


Apparently -- age when they were made

For what it is worth see The evolution of the Collins emblem URL:


http://k9ham.cargodog.net/collins.htm

Sez:

The first Collins trademark, used in 1933, was a globe with lines of
longitude and latitude and two long, slim wings extending from it. The idea
was submitted by a Cedar Rapids firm for a letterhead on the first company
stationary.

The following year, the same idea reappeared with the grids removed, the
globe enlarged and shaded, and wings shortened.

By the 1960's, the Collins name was prominently displayed in a redesigned
trademark which replaced the wings with straight lines, now referred to as
the "winged emblem" in the ads.

In 1961, a new trademark was produced by Ken Parkhurst & Associates of Los
Angeles. The symbol was patterned after widening circles caused by dropping
a pebble into a pond. However, hams referred to this emblem as the rather
undignfied "meatball" reference.

After the acquisition of Collins by Rockwell International in 1973, the
Collins divisions adopted the trademark of the parent corporation. During
the transition, S/Line equipment and M-2 as seen in a 1975 brochure did not
have an emblem at all.

For more information on the Round Emblem transition, please see the 1998
March/April issue of the Collins Journal.


And for further research -- it sez: For more information on the Round
Emblem transition, please see the 1998 March/April issue of the Collins
Journal.


Lamont