On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:17:06 -0800, allisellis851 wrote:

+AD4 Supreme 547 Multimeter. The wood case/box is heavily scratched up, the
+AD4 meter doesn't work, I will keep it though.Even when my Supreme device
+AD4 was new it was probaly no better than similar devices regardless of
+AD4 where it was made.

I don't have first hand knowledge of the quality of Supreme test
equipment but I read Alan Douglas' book and he said Supreme also made
stuff for the phone companies and phone companies were interested in
quality more than low price.

It's not that Supreme equipment had the quality of mil-spec or lab
equipment but I have the impression it was a cut above the usual TV-radio
stuff like Superior.

Back when I was a kid, I saw a Supreme RF signal generator in a junk
shop. I wanted it+ACEAIQ Didn't have the cash, even though it was probably
pretty cheap. Of course, it was gone once I could afford it.

I think at least half of the 1940s era test equipment was made in the New
York City area. Most of the rest was made in various Midwestern
locations.

Of course, there's still plenty of stuff for the radio hobbyist being
made in Mississippi:

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/