Name: | Octron Ltd., Birmingham (GB) |
Abbreviation: | octron |
Products: | Tube manufacturer |
Summary: |
Octron Ltd., 32 Charlotte St., Birmingham UK. Company previously named H.S.Electric Co Ltd which made valve/tubes under the Octron name [1] & [2] 7 types of tubes were available in 1926 and were tested by Wireless World. The results were published in the December 22, 1926 issue. ( This disagrees with Stokes who who mentions that 5 types were available in mid 1927 (actually it is 3) - see page 211 [3] |
Founded: | 1926 |
Closed: | 1929 |
Production: | 1926 - 1929 |
History: |
[1] K. Thrower; History of the British Radio Valve to 1940, pages 5 and150 [2] K. Thrower; British Radio Valves The Classic Years: 1926 - 1946, pages 250 & 331, Supplement p. 80 [3] J W Stokes; 70 years of Radio Tubes and Valves, page 211 |
This manufacturer was suggested by Roy Johnson.
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