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Elpreq (Brand), Electronic Precision Equipment Ltd.; Wealdstone
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| Name: | Elpreq (Brand), Electronic Precision Equipment Ltd.; Wealdstone (GB) |
| Abbreviation: | elpreq |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
Electronic Precision Equipment Ltd. Elpreq House, High Street, Wealdstone, Middlesex Brand: Elpreq Electronic Precision Equipment Ltd.; U.K. Suppliers of surplus radio equipment & radio kits. Regularly advertised in Practical Wireless and Wireless World magazines from 1949. In late 1949 they sold the Mark II Televisior which was soon followed by popular radio kits the Occasional & the Mini-Mains. |
| Founded: | 1949 |
| Closed: | 1963 |
| Production: | 1949 - 1963 |
| History: |
The company was started by Mr. J. Bull around 1949 and a two-page advert in Wireless World in 1950 showed the depth of their stock of mains, transformers, telephones, US surplus test equipment, liquidators radio stock, kit sets, and a variety of radio components. They offered COD mail orders or over-the-counter sales from Electron House, Windmill Hill, Ruislip, Middlesex. [1a, b][2] By 1953 they had opened two branches, Finsbury Park & London. [3] Also, in 1953 they released the Superior 15” Television chassis as a kitset. In 1956 they opened their Eastbourne branch as the mail order centre.[4] The company continued advertising its vast range of equipment, components, and kitsets until 1963 when all advertising in the radio periodicals abruptly ceased. [1a] Wireless World Nov 1950, Page 80. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Keith Staines.
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 56 | Mains-Mini Radio Kit | 6K7 | Case available in white or brown. Price of kit in January 1956 £4 10s 0d. |
| GB | 54 | All Mains 4 Valve Radio | Price of kit in April 1954 £6 1s 6d. Same case as the Pilot "Little Meastro" which was us... | |
| GB | 56 | 1956 TRF Radio Kit | Price of kit in March 1956 £2 12s 6d. Same case as the Pilot "Little Meastro" which was u... | |
| GB | 56 | Occasional 56 | 6K7 | Same case as the Pilot "Little Meastro" which was used by several kit manufacturers such a... |
| GB | 49 | Mark II Televisior | VCR97 | Electronic Precision Equipment Mark II Televisior; Kit, 405 lines b/w TV with single ch... |
| GB | 62 | Pocket Companion | The original version in a plastic case was replaced by a deluxe version in a solid leather... | |
| GB | 53 | superior 15" Television | 85K | UP TO THE MINUTE T.V. FOR ONLY £37/10/-. Our Superior 15" has proved very easy, and we ... |
| GB | 61 | Real Companion | Car Radio Portable Now available is a modern receiver quite easy to make up and with al... | |
| GB | 62 | Good Companion Mk 2 [De Luxe] | 2N1727 | Good Companion Mk. 2 The Finest combined portable car radio for the home constructor. ... |
| GB | 62 | Good Companion Mk2 [Standard] | 2N1727 | Good Companion Mk. 2 The Finest combined portable car radio for the home construct... |
| GB | 61 | Good Companion Mk 1 [Standard] | Good Companion Combined portable car radio for the home constructor. 750 mW output... | |
| GB | 61 | Good Companion Mk 1 [De Luxe] | Good Companion Combined portable car radio for the home constructor. 750 mW outpu... |
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