Sprague Electric

Sprague Electric
FormerlySprague Specialties Company (1926 to 1942)
Company typeSubsidiary of Vishay
IndustryElectronic components
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
FoundersRobert C. Sprague
Fateacquired by General Cable in 1978, in turn acquired by Penn Central in 1982, sold off in early 1990s
HeadquartersNorth Adams, Massachusetts
ProductsCapacitors

Sprague Electric Company was an electronic component maker founded by Robert C. Sprague in 1926. Sprague was best known for making a large line of capacitors used in a wide variety of electrical and electronic in commercial, industrial and military/space applications. Other products include resistive components, magnetic components (transformers and coils), filter assemblies, semiconductors and integrated circuits.[1]

  1. ^ Library, MCLA. "Sprague Log". MCLA. MCLA. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2013-03-06.