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Majestic Electric Co. Ltd.; London
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| Name: | Majestic Electric Co. Ltd.; London (GB) |
| Abbreviation: | majestic |
| Summary: |
Majestic Electric Co. Ltd. Majestic Electric Co., Ltd. (248,301), was a private company set up with a capital of £10,000 to act as agents for the sale and distribution of wireless and gramophone goods, etc. [1] They imported Majestic brand radio products from the US company Grigsby-Grunow Co. These radios were possibly modified in the US or by the British company for the higher British AC mains voltage. The Model 50 is an example. [2] Their demise was caused when the British General Tariff applied a 10 percent tax to imports from non-commonwealth companies in 1932 and the US company went bankrupt in 1933. A service company, Imperic (service) Co. Ltd., undertook repairs to majestic products in Britain.[3] A later company, Majestic Electric Co. (1937), Ltd. of 15, Queensway, Ponders End, Middlesex was a photographic, chemical, and meteorological instrument company. [4] |
| Founded: | 1930 |
| Closed: | 1933 |
| Production: | 1930 - 1933 |
| History: |
[1] Wireless & Gramophone Trader Aug 30, 1930, Page 233. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014.
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 31/32 | Havenwood (Screen Grid Superhet) Ch= 15 | 24 | Modified from Havenwood Model 151 made by Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, USA. Long wave adap... |
| GB | 33 | Midget 49C | 6A7S | Originally made by Grigsby-Grunow, Chicago, USA; Imported, modified and distributed by Maj... |
| GB | 31 | Cheltenwood Ch=25 | 51 | Modified from Model 25 made by Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, USA. LW band adaptor added. |
| GB | 32 | Castlewood Ch=150 | 24 | Modified from Castlewood Model 155 made by Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, USA. LW band adapt... |
| GB | 32 | Brentwood Ch=25 | 51 | Lowboy with stretcher base. Modified from Model 25 made by Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, US... |
| GB | 32 | Ellswood Ch=15 | 24 | Modified from Ellswood Model 151 made by Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, USA. LW band adaptor... |
| GB | 32 | Earlswood 261B | 58 | Circuit: HF amplifier, 1st det., oscillator, IF amplifier, 2nd det., pentode power ampl... |
| GB | 61 | Majestic Mk II (mk 2) | ECC83 | 2 track, 3.75 inches/second. |
| GB | 31 | Screen Grid Superheterodyne 50 | 24 | Based on US Grisgsby-Grunow Majestic Model 50. Imported and power supply modified for t... |
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