Formerly | Sprague Specialties Company (1926 to 1942) |
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Company type | Subsidiary of Vishay |
Industry | Electronic components |
Founded | 1926 |
Founders | Robert C. Sprague |
Fate | acquired by General Cable in 1978, in turn acquired by Penn Central in 1982, sold off in early 1990s |
Headquarters | North Adams, Massachusetts |
Products | Capacitors |
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]