Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

A. C. Farnell

From Graces Guide

1937 Alan Farnell started in business and was soon joined by Arthur Woffenden[1]

1937 Formation of A. C. Farnell (Sheffield) Ltd

1939 Company founded by Alan Farnell and Arthur Woffenden in Leeds

Manufacturer of electronic instruments and distributor of electronic components and hi fi equipment.

1945 Elstone Electronics incorporated as a subsidiary

1947 Farnell Television Ltd was incorporated

1964 Farnell Properties Ltd was incorporated

1966 Farnell Electronics was listed on the London Stock Exchange


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times May 12, 1966