Sherwood, Chicago
Sherwood Electronic Labs was founded in Chicago in 1953 to manufacture an amplifier designed by legendary audio engineer Ed Miller. Determined to design high performance audio gear and to manufacture it themselves, Miller and his partner John Snow created a company that has long set the standard for audio excellence and efficient manufacturing.
Throughout the evolution of advanced audio electronics, Sherwood’s contributions have been invaluable. The world’s first commercial FM stereo broadcast employed Sherwood technology. Sherwood was the first to introduce digital readout tuners and computer-controlled tuners. And, most significantly, the industry’s first 100% all-silicon solid-state audio receiver came from Sherwood.
Sherwood: the short history
The original page credits Ed Miller and his partner John Snow with founding Sherwood Electronic Laboratories in Chicago in 1953. The archive's Radio Craftsmen page adds the background: Miller had worked there as an engineer before leaving to start Sherwood. We have not found an independent encyclopaedia article on Sherwood's early history, so the claims on this page, including the firsts it lists, rest on the company's own account.
Sherwood's tube equipment of the 1950s and early 1960s, integrated amplifiers and receivers in particular, is the part of its history most collectors look for.
| Founded | 1953, Chicago (original page) |
|---|---|
| Founders | Ed Miller and John Snow (original page) |
| Known for | Amplifiers, tuners and receivers |
Questions collectors ask
Who founded Sherwood?
According to the original page, engineer Ed Miller and his partner John Snow, in Chicago in 1953.
Did Sherwood make tube amplifiers?
Yes. The archive's Sherwood S-5500, for example, is a stereo tube amplifier with 7591 output tubes.
