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Van der
Heem & Bloemsma was founded in The Hague on May 1st, 1926 by
three radio pioneers: the brothers L.W and P.H.J van der Heem
and engineer J. Bloemsma. Before that date they already made
radios, reason enough to start their own small factory. The
first model of the still young company was the HB3. This model
was quickly followed by the models 4, 5 and 5 Super. The models
were ready just in time for the International Radio Exhibition (Internationale Radio Tentoonstelling,
(I.R.T.A)) in Amsterdam that
was opened on October 2nd, 1926. J. Corver, Dutch radio
pioneer and journalist for the radio magazine Radio Expres, wrote
a very good review about them: "These models are something
special, internal as well as external. We saw these radios
before the I.R.T.A. and we will write about them again on a
later date, because they deserve attention. It is good
craftsmanship and it may be a new line." |
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Company logo |
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| From left to right: J. Bloemsma, L.W. van der Heem, P.H.J van der Heem |
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| As a result of this rapid
growth, both radio cabinet maker Mutters and Van der Heem can't
keep up with demand and Van der Heem starts looking for a new location. They
move to a new production site in Stortenbekerstraat
177 in The Hague. |
| In 1929, Bloemsma leaves
and the company changes its name
to "N.V. Radiofabriek en Ingenieursbureau
voorheen van der Heem en Bloemsma". |
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During the exhibition the
company sold their top model, the 5 Super, to Hendrik Colijn, president of the Dutch Council of Ministers,
for the sum of 1000 Guilders (a big amount of money in those
days). |
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The radio (with frame antenna in the lower part
of the cabinet) is shown on the right. The cabinet was made by
furniture maker H.P. Mutters in The Hague. |
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In 1927 the Rotterdam
trading firm R.S
Stokvis becomes the most important customer of Van der Heem & Bloemsma.
On February 22nd, Stokvis orders a large number of radios: the
models K, KC, KF, KR
and KW. In 1928 the models KL, KWB, KWS and KY follow. |
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