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of Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey. Telephone: Thornton heath 3211. Cables: "Instradio, Croydon"
of Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey. Telephone: Thornton heath 3211. Cables: "Instradio, Croydon"


* 1946? Company founded as a subsidiary of [[Aeronautical and General Instruments]]. After the war British imports of optical goods were limited so that it was an attractive opportunity for AGI to found '''Agilux''' as a subsidiary to make cameras for the civilian market. <ref>[http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aeronautical-General-Instruments-AGILUX-VINTAGE-CAMERA_W0QQitemZ140257091560QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL0808111032a11811] eBay Description</ref>
* '''Agilux Ltd''' was a subsidiary of [[Aeronautical and General Instruments]] (AGI) that made cameras for military use during the Second World War and continued to make a range of civilian cameras in the late 1940's, through the 1950's and into the early 1960's. <ref>[http://www.pratty.org.uk/cameras/agiflex.html] Agiflex Cameras</ref>


* 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Photographic Optical Components and Photographic Accessories. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1036) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] p8</ref>  
* 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Photographic Optical Components and Photographic Accessories. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1036) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] p8</ref>  

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of Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey. Telephone: Thornton heath 3211. Cables: "Instradio, Croydon"

  • Agilux Ltd was a subsidiary of Aeronautical and General Instruments (AGI) that made cameras for military use during the Second World War and continued to make a range of civilian cameras in the late 1940's, through the 1950's and into the early 1960's. [1]
  • 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Photographic Optical Components and Photographic Accessories. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1036) [2]


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