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of Barton Hill Works, Bristol 5 | '''General Accessories Co Ltd.''' of Barton Hill Works, Bristol 5. | ||
1896 Business established. | |||
"One of the oldest electrical accessory and fittings manufacturers in the country"<ref>The Times, 3 October 1945</ref>. Maker of ''Genacco'' electrical fittings; distributor of ''Clix'' fittings. New factory equipped with latest machinery. | |||
1945 [[F. C. Fuke]] was elected to the board of the company.<ref>The Engineer 1945/01/12</ref> | |||
1945 [[British Mechanical Productions]] Ltd had acquired a large interest in [[General Accessories Co]] Ltd of Bristol<ref>The Times, 28 March 1945</ref>. | |||
1952 [[AEI]]'s subsidiary '''Edison Swan Co''' purchased [[British Mechanical Productions]] Ltd and its subsidiary [[General Accessories Co]] Ltd, which made electrical accessories under the ''Clix'' brand and radio and television components, thereby filling a gap in [[AEI]]'s range of products<ref>The Times, 2 April 1952</ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 30 June 2017
General Accessories Co Ltd. of Barton Hill Works, Bristol 5.
1896 Business established.
"One of the oldest electrical accessory and fittings manufacturers in the country"[1]. Maker of Genacco electrical fittings; distributor of Clix fittings. New factory equipped with latest machinery.
1945 F. C. Fuke was elected to the board of the company.[2]
1945 British Mechanical Productions Ltd had acquired a large interest in General Accessories Co Ltd of Bristol[3].
1952 AEI's subsidiary Edison Swan Co purchased British Mechanical Productions Ltd and its subsidiary General Accessories Co Ltd, which made electrical accessories under the Clix brand and radio and television components, thereby filling a gap in AEI's range of products[4].
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