Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Guy Rupert Fountain

From Graces Guide
(Redirected from Guy R. Fountain)
December 1936.
April 1944.
May 1944.
December 1945
September 1947

Guy Rupert Fountain (1898-1977) of West Norwood, London SE.27.

1898 Born in Selby, Yorkshire.

Son-in-law of John Portwine

c.1931 An engineer, Guy R. Fountain, owned a commercial garage in Dulwich. There he invented a solid-state rectifier made from an alloy of Tantalum and Lead. The brand name Tannoy was coined from the words Tantalum-Lead Alloy. Fountain set up a small factory in Dalton Road, West Norwood to manufacture the rectifiers.

1936 Tannoy The Sound People.


See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information

  • Tannoy System - Company History [1]
Retrieved from "https://gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Guy_Rupert_Fountain&oldid=1108600"
Privacy policy Disclaimers About Grace’s Guide Contact Grace’s Guide

Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2025 by Grace's Guide Ltd. The text of this web site is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 

MW1.43