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1954 New subsidiary of [[Pye]] formed | 1954 New subsidiary of [[Pye]] formed, [[Cathodeon Electronic]], which took over production of cathode ray tubes; this company made about 8% of [[Pye]]'s needs for television tubes<ref>Competition Commission[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111202215112/http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1950_1959/fulltext/020c02.pdf]</ref>. | ||
1961 Vacuum research engineers, manufacturing cathode ray tubes and electric incandescent lighting apparatus, thermionic valves, television and X-ray and other scientific apparatus. 300 employees. | 1961 Vacuum research engineers, manufacturing cathode ray tubes and electric incandescent lighting apparatus, thermionic valves, television and X-ray and other scientific apparatus. 300 employees. |
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of Southend-On-Sea, Essex
1935 Cathodeon was set up as a subsidiary of Pye Ltd
1951 Pye had decided to develop their own cathode ray tubes for television sets; small scale production was done by Cathodeon Ltd a company in the Pye group[1].
1952 limited production of cathode ray tubes
1952 Some production of special valves
1954 New subsidiary of Pye formed, Cathodeon Electronic, which took over production of cathode ray tubes; this company made about 8% of Pye's needs for television tubes[2].
1961 Vacuum research engineers, manufacturing cathode ray tubes and electric incandescent lighting apparatus, thermionic valves, television and X-ray and other scientific apparatus. 300 employees.