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Briton Trading Co. Ltd.; Wellington

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Name: Briton Trading Co. Ltd.; Wellington    (NZ)  
Abbreviation: briton
Products: Model types
Summary:

Briton Trading Co. Ltd.
Magnus Motors Building Wakefield Street, Wellington

The 'Briton' radio brand was sold in New Zealand in 1934 and 1935.

According to the Late John Stokes, Briton was manufactured by General Radio Co. and were distributed by Briton Trading Co. Ltd. [1]
Advertising for Briton radios was plentiful in the period 1934 to 1935 by various retailers.
Founded: 1934
Closed: 1935
Production: 1934 - 1935
History:

Briton Trading Co. Ltd. was registered in January 1934 to buy, make, or manufacture, import, export, sell, or deal in radio equipment and apparatus, cinematograph equipment and general incidental. The subscribers were P.S. Ramsay, J. W. G Brodie and M. O. Barnett. [2]

It is not clear who made Briton radios over the 1934/35 period. If, as Stokes suggests General Radio Co. made them, then perhaps it was only for the early part of 1934 as General Radio closed in late 1934 and it is not clear who manufactured their later models.

Briton Electrical & Radio Co. in Australia also manufactured Briton Radios from 1935 and did distribute their Aeolian brand through Cordery, Wells & Co. Ltd. in New Zealand. However, there is no evidence to date to say their Australian Briton radios were distributed by the Briton Trading Co. Ltd.

 

Briton Trading Co. Ltd. was wound up on 26 November 1935,[3]

 

[1] The Golden Age of Radio in the Home, Page 76.
[2] Evening Post 30 Jan 1934, Page 10.
[3] Evening Star 28 Oct 1935, Page 32.

This manufacturer was suggested by Gary Cowans.

Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
NZ  34 83 AW 58  8-valve AW superhet with RF stage. 
NZ  34 Briton Selector 5V [Console Early] 2A7  The 'Briton' brand was introduced in NZ in around 1934 and lasted until around 193... 
NZ  35 Silver Briton 66 [Console]   Silver Briton 66 dual wave console receiver. See also Silver Briton 66 t... 
NZ  35 Silver Briton 66 [Tombstone]   Silver Briton 66 dual wave tomstone receiver. See also Silver Briton 66&... 
NZ  34 Briton Selector 5V [Table Early] 2A7  The 'Briton' brand was introduced in NZ in around 1934 and lasted until around 1936. 'B... 
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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

[2] Evening Post 30 Jan 1934, Page 10. Image sourced from Paperpast -National Library of New Zealandtbn_nz_briton_nz_2_evening_post_30_jan_1934_page_10.jpg
[3] Evening Star 28 Oct 1935, Page 32. Image sourced from Paperpast -National Library of New Zealandtbn_nz_briton_nz_3_evening_star_28_oct_1935_page_32.jpg
New Zealand Herald 13 Jun 1934, Page 10. Image sourced from Paperpast -National Library of New Zealandtbn_nz_briton_nz_new_zealand_herald_13_jun_1934_page_10.jpg
New Zealand Herald 28 Jun 1935, Page 15. Image sourced from Paperpast -National Library of New Zealandtbn_nz_briton_nz_new_zealand_herald_28_jun_1935_page_15.jpg
Waikato Times 14 Jul 1934, Page 10. Image sourced from Paperpast -National Library of New Zealandtbn_nz_briton_nz_waikato_times_14_jul_1934_page_10.jpg
  
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