Stancor

I originally started working on this logo because I wanted to print a replacement decal for a transformer in my parts bin. These old Stancor transformers have a fairly robust label on them, but decades of age have caused most of them to fall apart. 

Stancor was, as far as I am aware, the sole brand of transformers, coils, and chokes that were manufactured by the Standard Transformer Company in Chicago, Ill. According to the Trumbull County Historical Society: 

"Was founded by N.A. Wolcott and W. F. Parker in 1928. This has formerly been a part of the Packard Electric Co. since 1890. Evidently, this business was spun off by the Packard Electric Co. in 1928.

The plant made transformers and industrial sized transformers. President, W. F. Parker had been the plant manager for the Packards. In 1919 there were 50 employees. In 1950 the plant was represented by the IUE. In 1957 Standard Transformer Co. Was sold to American Gauge & Machine Co. of Chicago. The plant employed 130 people on Feb 2, 1978.

The plant was shut down on 2-2-80."

Stancor was a respected, widely-known manufacturer of all varieties of transformer in their day, and vintage Stancor transformers command not-insignificant sums of money today.  

I used PDF copies of Stancor catalogs available at World Radio History as a reference, as well as the data tag on a few Stancor transformers that I have in my parts bin. I have also added the remade decal for the PC8410 power transformer.

Reference image.

PC8410 decal that I made to replace the original. These were originally printed on a thin film that was adhered to yellow cardstock.