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1930 Private company registered, dealing in telephonic and telegraphic apparatus; the directors included both American and British citizens, the latter including [[George Howard Nash]], [[Francis Joseph Edwin Brake]], [[Alexander Davidson]], Commander [[Richard L. Nicholson]], [[Frank Gill]] and [[Edward Stanley Byng|Edwin Stanley Byng]].<ref>The Times Feb. 21, 1930</ref> The company was a subsidiary of [[International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation]]<ref>The Times Mar. 6, 1930</ref>. Shareholders in [[Marconi International Marine Communication Co|Marconi International Marine Communications Co]] expressed concern that this was a way for ITT to get around the undertaking made at the time of the formation of STC not to engage in marine communications.<ref>The Times, Apr. 3, 1930</ref> | 1930 Private company registered, dealing in telephonic and telegraphic apparatus; the directors included both American and British citizens, the latter including [[George Howard Nash]], [[Francis Joseph Edwin Brake]], [[Alexander Davidson]], Commander [[Richard L. Nicholson]], [[Frank Gill]] and [[Edward Stanley Byng|Edwin Stanley Byng]].<ref>The Times Feb. 21, 1930</ref> The company was a subsidiary of [[International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation]]<ref>The Times Mar. 6, 1930</ref>. Shareholders in [[Marconi International Marine Communication Co|Marconi International Marine Communications Co]] expressed concern that this was a way for ITT to get around the undertaking made at the time of the formation of STC not to engage in marine communications.<ref>The Times, Apr. 3, 1930</ref> | ||
1932 [ | 1932 [[Campbell and Isherwood]] of Bootle started work making generators and other parts for marine wireless equipment under licence from International Marine Radio Co<ref>The Times Feb. 25, 1932</ref> | ||
1939 Demonstration of a new speech and music-reproduction system given on board a ship in the London Docks by the company in collaboration with [[British Ozaphone]], Ltd. | 1939 Demonstration of a new speech and music-reproduction system given on board a ship in the London Docks by the company in collaboration with [[British Ozaphone]], Ltd. | ||
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of Connaught House, Aldwych, W.C.2. (NB this is the same address as STC).
1930 Private company registered, dealing in telephonic and telegraphic apparatus; the directors included both American and British citizens, the latter including George Howard Nash, Francis Joseph Edwin Brake, Alexander Davidson, Commander Richard L. Nicholson, Frank Gill and Edwin Stanley Byng.[1] The company was a subsidiary of International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation[2]. Shareholders in Marconi International Marine Communications Co expressed concern that this was a way for ITT to get around the undertaking made at the time of the formation of STC not to engage in marine communications.[3]
1932 Campbell and Isherwood of Bootle started work making generators and other parts for marine wireless equipment under licence from International Marine Radio Co[4]
1939 Demonstration of a new speech and music-reproduction system given on board a ship in the London Docks by the company in collaboration with British Ozaphone, Ltd.
1940 Introduced a new light for use with life-rafts.
1966 George Montague PARSONS, Esq., Chief Radio Officer, R.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth", International Marine Radio Company Ltd., was awarded an MBE[5]
1975 Part of Standard Telephones and Cables when a pension scheme closed[6]