Platt Music

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The Platt Music Corporation, founded by Benjamin Platt in 1905, was a national retailer^[1] specializing in selling consumer electronics goods through leased operations in 135 department stores including Marshall Field's, Bloomingdale's, The May Department Stores Company and Emporium-Capwell.^{[citation needed]}

Platt Music Corporation, where Herman Platt, (1909–2005), son of Benjamin Platt served as president and CEO from 1956 until 1984, was a private company that leased space in department stores such as The May Department Stores Company, otherwise known as Robinsons-May, and sold consumer electronic products.^{[citation needed]} Platt Music Corporation was also the first company to carry Toshiba in the United States^{[citation needed]}. In 1984, Michael Glazer became chairman and chairman executive of Platt Music. Tom Bagan, president and COO of Chicago retail giant Marshall Field's became president and COO of The Platt Music Corporation.^[2] The company started trading publicly on the Stock Exchange in 1984.^{[citation needed]} National operations ended in 1988.^{[citation needed]} Members of the Platt Family have lived in Los Angeles since the 19th century.^{[citation needed]} TV presenter Josh Flagg is the great-grandson of its founder.^{[citation needed]} The Platt Music Company Building, constructed in 1927 and designed by architects Walker + Eisen, was located at 834 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.^[3]

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External links[]

• Platt Music Corporation stock certificate at Scripophily.net

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