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of Harworth, near Doncaster.
1946 [[Glass Bulbs]] Ltd was formed as a joint venture between [[GEC]] and [[BTH]] which supplied the blown-glass envelopes used by [[Marconi-Osram Valve Co|M-O Valve]] and as well as other valve makers <ref>Competition Commission[http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1950_1959/fulltext/020c02.pdf]</ref>.
1946 [[Glass Bulbs]] Ltd was formed as a joint venture between [[GEC]] and [[BTH]] which supplied the blown-glass envelopes used by [[Marconi-Osram Valve Co|M-O Valve]] and as well as other valve makers <ref>Competition Commission[http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1950_1959/fulltext/020c02.pdf]</ref>.


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Latest revision as of 11:26, 29 December 2020

of Harworth, near Doncaster.

1946 Glass Bulbs Ltd was formed as a joint venture between GEC and BTH which supplied the blown-glass envelopes used by M-O Valve and as well as other valve makers [1].

1949 AEI and GEC had formed the joint company Glass Bulbs Ltd; a new factory in Harworth, Yorkshire was being built which would house 2 ribbon machines for the production of electric lamp bulbs; the capacity would be sufficient to supply the whole UK industry; it had been agreed with the other main manufacturers that prices would be reduced [2]

1958 The company was a joint venture between AEI and GEC which supplied components that both companies needed[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. Competition Commission[1]
  2. The Times, Jun 14, 1949
  3. The Times, Sep 05, 1958