Delmonico International Corporation


Delmonico International Corporation was one of several subsidiaries of Elgin National Industries. Additional divisions included Elgin National Watch Company, Elgin Radio, Newport Yachts, Enterprise Yachts, and others. Delmonico's three primary businesses were: the importing of Ignis freezers and refrigerators ; the manufacturing of home entertainment equipment, such as stereos and televisions in a large manufacturing facility in Queens, New York; and being the first importers into the United States of both Sony and JVC. Many Delmonico products included the Nivico brand as well. During this time, JVC was a pioneer in quadraphonic sound and multi-frequency tone control. In 1969, Delmonico's revenue was $65,000,000 and Raymond Gincavage was the president.