Leich Electric began as the Cracraft-Leich Electric Company, which was result of the merger of the Advance Electric Company and the Eureka Electric Company. The name was changed to the Leich Electric Co. in 1917.
It was located in Genoa, Illinois

Genoa, Illinois

Genoa is a city in the north-east corner of DeKalb County, Illinois in the United States. It is located on the historic Galena-Chicago stagecoach route. At the 2010 census the city had a population of 5,193, up from 4,169 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 in 1903, although its predecessors had been located in McCordsville, Indiana

McCordsville, Indiana

McCordsville is a town in Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,797 at the 2010 census.-Geography:McCordsville is located at ....

 and Chicago, Illinois.

Leich Electric manufactured telephone sets, and later produced small crosspoint telephone switches for the independent telephone companies. It was purchased by General Telephone Corporation in 1950.