DRECO

'Music Maker'

The 'Dreco' brand was introduced in NZ in around 1962.

'Dreco' branded equipment was manufactured by Dominion Radio and Electrical Corporation Ltd, the distributor is unknown. Currently there are 13 documented models.

Dreco was introduced by Dominion Radio & Electrical as a brand name for portables - compact portable record players, tape recorders and radios.  It sat alongside the high-end Majestic brand (which had replaced Philco around this time).

13 Documented Dreco Models
IMAGEYEAR MODEL CODE VALVES BANDS
1962ish Dreco Cameo
1962ish Dreco Campus 3  Broadcast 
1962ish Dreco Tango
1963 Dreco Escort 'All Transistor' 8 Transistors ,2 Diodes  Broadcast 
1965ish Dreco Carousel
1965ish Dreco Companion 1
1965ish Dreco Corvette  Broadcast 
1965ish Dreco Lido 8 transistors  Broadcast 
1965ish Dreco Mardi Gras 8 Transistors ,1 Diode  Broadcast 
1965 Dreco Portorama '8TR-CSI' 7 Transistors ,3 Diodes  Broadcast 
1965ish Dreco Soundshell Transistors
1965ish Dreco Varsity
1966ish Dreco Senator 8 transistors  Broadcast