Price’s Radio Service
220 Oxford Street, Woollahra NSW (1925-1927)
“Wingello House” Angel Place, Sydney, NSW (1927-1961)

Price’s Radio was a specialist supplier to the radio amateur market. Price marketed at lower than retail prices and competitors complained and the company was duly black-listed by wholesalers. He overcame this problem by ordering parts through another company at a different address.

Price’s Radio Service Station was founded by Aub Price and operated from 220 Oxford Street. In August 1927 the company moved to Wingello House, Angel Place, Sydney and the name changed to Price’s Radio Service.

In 1927 Philips Valves took Price to court about their pricing policy and won the case. He then advertised as — “Owing to recent legal action, we cannot retail Mullard or Phillips Valves, Amplion Speakers, or Ferranti transformers below fixed price, but we are giving a 6 per cent discount on all goods purchased with these lines”.

Allan Faison joined the company in 1928 as Radio Mechanic and salesman. Price sold the business in January 1935 to Daniel McIntyre. McIntyre was interested in technical models and introduced this line into the company selling both radio, model planes, trains and stationary model steam engines. After WW2 the company sold surplus military electronic equipment. In September 1961 the lease on Angel Place expired and McIntyre moved to his house and ran the company as a mail order business until he died in 1963.