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Edison-Bell Ltd.; London
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| Name: | Edison-Bell Ltd.; London (GB) |
| Abbreviation: | edison-bel |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
Edison-Bell Consolidated Phonograph Company Ltd. (1898-1909),
The company was a distributor and an early manufacturer of gramophones and gramophone records. The company survived through several incarnations, becoming a top producer of budget records in England through the early 1930s until after it was absorbed by Decca in 1933, and liquidated in 1938 |
| Founded: | 1898 |
| Closed: | 1938 |
| Production: | 1898 - 1938 |
| History: |
This London-based company was formed in March 1898, as a reconstruction of the Edison-Bell Phonograph Corporation, Ltd., itself the successor to the Edison United Phonograph Company. Until 1903 Edison-Bell purchased its phonographs from the Edison Phonograph Works, but strained relations led Edison to deal directly in Britain under the National Phonograph Company, Ltd. In 1909 Edison-Bell went into receivership. Its assets were later purchased by James E. Hough, who reorganized the company as J.E. Hough, Ltd., Edison Bell Works. |
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 26 | Gem | PM1 | BBC/EBM stamp. Similar to Bijou which has a cover. Plug-in coils. Alternative 4 Volt valv... |
| GB | 23 | Edison Bell Type B | Twin detectors illuminated, dry cell for the lamp in a drawer in cabinet side. BBC/PMG sta... | |
| GB | 23 | Edison-Bell Note Magnifier | Matching Amplifier for "Type B" or "Service" or other crystal sets | |
| GB | 23 | Edison-Bell Service | Almost similar to the Type B model but no BBC stamp! Twin detectors illuminated, Battery f... | |
| GB | 26 | Bijou [late] | PM1 | BBC/EBM stamp. Cover without window See also same model of 1925 (early), and Gem. Grid-le... |
| GB | 26 | Bijou [early] | PM1 | BBC/EBM stamp. Similar to Gem (which has no cover). 1926 according to valve PM2. |
| GB | 25 | Plug-in Coil | choice of different sizes. | |
| GB | 28 | Cone | Moving-iron loud-speaker, black painted double paper cone with Chinese-style floral motifs... | |
| GB | 26 | Variometer [0 - 360°] | Features a 360° dial and an automatic parallel / series switchover at 180°: from 0° to 1... | |
| GB | 25 | Variometer [0 - 180°] | Quoted from catalogue. "Wound suitable for broadcast reception on any P.M.G.aerial. Its cl... | |
| GB | 04 | Phonograph GEM | Not to be confused with the USA-GEM models. | |
| GB | 27 | Daventry Portable Five Receiver | Two HF valves, choke coupled, aperiodic, grid leak detector, followed by a transformer whi... |
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