Eddystone radios and
receivers were made in Birmingham by a fancy goods manufacturing firm which
started their production in 1925. Marconi purchased the assets of the company in
1965 and renamed it Eddystone Radio Ltd.
A wide range of radio
sets was produced by the company including examples like the one above which was
donated to the Eddystone Radio Museum. These would have been used on ships hence
the bars on the front to pull it in and out of the racking.
Thousands of Eddystone
radio sets and transmitters found their way all over the world. They were sold
to the police and H.M. Forces although the Navy was one of the main users of
Eddystone radio equipment.
The last valve radio set was made in 1973. During the 80's and 90's the company worked in partnership with the BBC, providing transmitters and broadcasting equipment to the corporation. It was Eddystone and the BBC that developed the new Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB ) system.
The last valve radio set was made in 1973. During the 80's and 90's the company worked in partnership with the BBC, providing transmitters and broadcasting equipment to the corporation. It was Eddystone and the BBC that developed the new Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB ) system.
In 1999 the company
went into receivership. After several acquisitions and a move to Selly Oak, the company was
split into two parts for receivers and transmitters and sold off to two separate
companies, Ring Communication
and Eddystone
Broadcasting.
Further information
and a complete history of Eddystone can be found at the website of the Eddystone User
Group.
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