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* "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. | * "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 [[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>. | * 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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- "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 British Mechanical Productions Ltd had acquired a large interest in General Accessories Co Ltd of Bristol[2].
- 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[3].