21st May 2009, 10:17 am | #1 |
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re Britamer
Hi there,
I have in my possession a Britamer radio. What is quite interesting is that I have not been able to find out any details about this company except that it was based in London. Perhapps Britamer is a compound of BRITishAMERican The model I have is not the A51 but (I think) a later model, as there does not appear to be any significant markings on it other than its make; I am not aware of any other models this company produced. If any one has any snippets of information I would be most interested it hear it Many thanks Carl |
21st May 2009, 1:07 pm | #2 |
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Re: re Britamer
Paul Stenning has a service sheet, which gives their address as 234 Wandsworth Road.
Googling this leads to an Australian site: http://www.fuggle.com.au/node/132 This says "My mother and father ran a number of businesses in and around London. The main one was called Britamer Limited located at 234 Wandsworth Road, London which manufactured radios and radiograms. They were sold primarily in Barkers, Derry & Toms and Pontings, three large departments stores in High Street, Kensington. I remember the radiograms which were substantial items of furniture with a lid that hinged upwards and revealed a radio and turntable for playing 78 rpm records. We had one at home and my mother always stood a vase of flowers on the lid so that they had to be removed everytime we wanted to play a record or listen to the radio. I also recall a radio called the Britamer A51 which is now recorded on a number of vintage radio sites." Also this: http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_herst...ompany_id=9173 Nick. |
21st May 2009, 4:55 pm | #3 |
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Re: re Britamer
Thanks, that's quite amazing! I'll drop this guy a few lines and see if I can find out more. Sounds like a small shop, which is probably why I cannot find any details on the particular model I have
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