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Title: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: toby webb on Thursday 14 February 08 23:25 GMT (UK)

 A small scale map of the southern part of England is surrounded by 25 advertisements of Swindon traders. This folded map has a simple cover of which part is missing. The title is BEST ROADS TO BEST TRADERS. No date is shown but there are clues in very short telephone numbers and in  the illustration which I hope is seen here. Does anyone have an idea when wirelesses like this were being sold?
Thanks, Toby.

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: ricky1 on Friday 15 February 08 00:38 GMT (UK)

Hi Toby

have you seen these site's, might give you an idea when they were about

http://www.vintageradio.co.uk/mainpages/radiosales1.htm


http://www.btinternet.com/~allan.isaacs/list.html#anchor124215

ricky

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: toby webb on Friday 15 February 08 11:44 GMT (UK)

Hi Ricky,
Really well done. Gecophone & a loudspeaker bring me to the conclusion, which I think is supported by other illustrations & the short telephone numbers, that this was about 1923 - 1925.
Many thanks. Toby.

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: ricky1 on Friday 15 February 08 15:22 GMT (UK)

Hi Toby

your welcome, just couldnt find anything about the company

regards
ricky

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: toby webb on Friday 15 February 08 16:42 GMT (UK)

Hi Ricky.
I knew the company  as a child. It was half way down the Victoria hill which originally separated Old Swindon  from Brunel's New Swindon. Any electrical problem and Mr. Moran was called in.
Toby.

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: cathaldus on Friday 15 February 08 20:06 GMT (UK)

GECophone,  would of course be marketed by the General Electric Co. Limited of London (not the GE of America),  the valves would be imported OSRAM from Germany or made under licence by GEC in the UK.

Bill

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: toby webb on Friday 15 February 08 22:19 GMT (UK)

Thanks Bill for that bit extra. I hadn't thought of  GECophone being GEC. Obvious once it's pointed out. It all helps to paint an interesting picture.
Toby.

Title: Re: Swindow Electrical Engineers
Post by: ricky1 on Friday 15 February 08 22:24 GMT (UK)

Hi Toby

also found this by googling around

http://www.scripophily.net/buwi19.html
and this website

http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=5714

regards
ricky

Title: Re: Swindon Wiltshire Electrical Engineers
Post by: toby webb on Saturday 16 February 08 09:36 GMT (UK)

Thanks Ricky. It all helps to confirm the date of 1923 - 25. Toby.