Name: | Western Electric Company (Australia) (1912), Ltd., Sydney (AUS) |
Abbreviation: | westelau |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
Western Electric Company Ltd. 163 Pitt Street Sydney NSW (1985 - 1911) The company acted as a selling organisation for Australia importing the products of its associated manufacturing companies, Western Electric Company Ltd. of London in the UK and other parts of the world. The Company was name was changed to Standard Telephones & Cables (Australasia) Ltd. in December 1925. |
Founded: | 1885 |
Closed: | 1925 |
History: |
The Bell Telephone Manufacturing Company was renamed Western Electric in 1882. Factories were set up in Europe and generally known as British Western Electric. The London branch of the Western Electric Company Ltd. opened an office in Pitt Street, Sydney in 1885 importing telephone & telegraph products. When the Postmaster-General's Department (P.M.G.) of Australia was created in 1901 they standardized on Western Electric telephone switchboards (following the British Post Office lead) so the company had a ready market for their products. The company was incorporated in 1912 as the Western Electric Company (Australia) Ltd. with Mr. RB Hungerford as Managing Director. Following WW1, the company diversified its product range to include electric generating sets, Kone loud speakers and wireless receivers branded WECONOMY and Western Electric which were all imported. In 1925 Bell did a deal with International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) and the name of the Company was changed to Standard Telephones & Cables (Australasia) Ltd. [1]
It should be noted that Western Electric Company Ltd. (USA) set up Western Electric Company (Australia) (1926) Ltd. in January 1926 to manufacture & install sound equipment in theatres around Australia in competition with Raycophone. [2] [1] 50 years, 1895-1945: being the story of the establishment & development in Australia and New Zealand of Standard Telephones and Cables Pty. Limited. (nla.obj-191916865) [2] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW ) 20 Jan 1926 Page 19 |
This manufacturer was suggested by Gary Cowans.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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AUS | 25 | Radio de Lux | Imported from the Western Electric Company London. | |
AUS | 25 | Weconomy 5-Valve Set S157 | Imported to Australia and advertised in 1925 for £51/-, complete with batteries, balanced ... | |
AUS | 25 | Weconomy S150 | British Western Electric London set, imported to Australia. Price £21/-, complete with ba... | |
AUS | 24 | Combination of Crystal set and LF Amplifier | Imported from Western Electric Company London. | |
AUS | 25 | 5-Valve Loudspeaker Assembly [Console] | Western Electric 5-Valve Loudspeaker Console The console version of the Western El... | |
AUS | 24/25 | H.F. Detector Amplifier | Western Electric H.F.Detector Amplifier. Possibly similar to the Weconomy S150. ... | |
AUS | 24/25 | 5-Valve Loudspeaker Assembly Set A131 | Western Electric 5-Valve Loudspeaker Assembly Set, A.131 The Western Electric 5-Valve L... | |
AUS | 22–25 | Loud Speaking Amplifier 3121 | Western Electric Co, Loud Speaking Amplifier, Reg No 3121 It was used with a Western El... | |
AUS | 23–25 | Two Stage Low Frequency Amplifier 3123 | Western Electric Co, Low-frequency Amplifier, Reg No 3123 It was used with a Western El... |
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