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Colomor (Electronics) Ltd.; London

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Name: Colomor (Electronics) Ltd.; London    (GB)  
Abbreviation: colomor
Products: Model types Brand
Summary:

Colomor (Electronics) Ltd.
170 Goldhawk Road., London, W.I2. (1968 - 1996)
Unit 5, Huffwood Trading Estate, Brookers Road Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 (1996)

The company initially P.C. Radio Ltd. in the 1950s and Colomor (Electronics) Ltd. in 1967, was a retail & mail order business of refurbished test equipment, electronic parts, and valves.

Radio tubes were first made for them by Mullard and GEC. Later tubes were sourced in Russia.

The company traded up until the early 2020s. 

Founded: 1967
History:

P.C. Radio Ltd. traded from Goldhawk Road as a retail & mail order business of military surplus radio equipment, electronic parts and new tested and guaranteed valves from the mid-1950s. [1][2]

In October 1967 they advertised Colomor transistor power packs for sale and for all overseas enquires & orders contact Colomor (Electronics) Ltd. at the Goldhawk Road address. [3]

Colomor (Electronics) Ltd. was Registered on May 31, 1967.

In the early 1970s P.C. Radio Ltd. disappeared from their adverts. [4]

The association between the two companies is unknown and the above information is drawn from advertisements for the period 1957 – 1973.

A company search on the web in 2023 shows the company as permanently closed.

[1] Wireless World Dec 1957, Page 70.
[2] Wireless World Dec 1959, Page 173.
[3] Wireless World Oct 1967, Page 104.
[4] Wireless World Feb 1973, Page a84.

This manufacturer was suggested by Fin Stewart.


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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

[1] Wireless World Dec 1957, 70. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_1_wireless_world_dec_1957_70.jpg
[2] Wireless World Dec 1959, 173. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_2_wireless_world_dec_1959_173.jpg
[3] Wireless World Oct 1967, Page 104. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_3_wireless_world_oct_1967_104.jpg
[4] Wireless World Feb 1973, Page a84. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_4_wireless_world_feb_1973_a84.jpg
Wireless World Jun 1984, 38. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_wireless_world_jun_1984_38.jpg
Practical Wireless Oct 1996, Page 25. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_practical_wireless_oct_1996_page_25.jpg
Practical Wireless Oct 1998, Page 16. worldradiohistory comtbn_gb_colomor_practical_wireless_oct_1998_page_16.jpg

  

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