Marconiphone Co
of 210, Tottenham Court-road, London, W.C.2. (1926); and Hayes.
Established by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co
1915 Private company.
1922 Advertisement for the Marconiphone from the 'Marconiphone Department' [1] [2]
1923 Advertisement for the Marconiphone from the 'Marconiphone Department' [3]
1923 Marconi sold its interests in domestic radios and rights to use the Marconi name to Marconiphone Co [4].
1924 Advertisement for the Marconi V2 Two-valve receiver from the 'Marconiphone Company' Ltd. [5]
1924 The Marconi stand at the Palace of Engineering represented Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co, Marconi International Marine Communication Co, Marconiphone Co, Marconi Scientific Instrument Co[6]
Early 1925 Plessey Co was supplying 1300 radio sets/week to Marconiphone Co[7].
By September 1925, Plessey was supplying 2,500 sets/week
1925 Advertisement for Marconi Valves by the Marconiphone Company and GEC. 'Made at the Osram factory'. [8]
1926 Marconiphone bought their own manufacturing company Sterling Telephone and Electric Co at Dagenham, so orders to Plessey Co ceased[9].
1926 June. Their address was 210, Tottenham Court-road, London, W.C.2. Mr F. W. Perks who until recently was the company's London sales manager, was appointed general sales manager, and the duties of London manager was taken over by Mr E. A. Oakman.[10]
1929 Gramophone Co acquired Marconiphone Co as well as Marconi's share in M-O Valve [11].
1936 Started production of cathode ray tubes and television receivers.
1953 Manufacturer of TV sets [12]
1957 Thorn Electrical Industries took over the manufacture of the HMV and Marconiphone range of consumer products from EMI.
1961 Radio equipment manufacturers.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Friday, May 05, 1922
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Nov 22, 1922
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Nov 01, 1923
- ↑ http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1950_1959/fulltext/020c02.pdf
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, Mar 22, 1924
- ↑ The Times, May 24, 1924
- ↑ The history of Plessey [1]
- ↑ The Times, Monday, Feb 02, 1925
- ↑ The history of Plessey [2]
- ↑ The Engineer 1926/06/25
- ↑ [3] Competition Commission report
- ↑ Choosing your Television Set. Published by Freelance in 1953.