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of Power Road, Chiswick, London, W4.

of Ernesettle, Plymouth.

Bush Radio was a British radio manufacturing company, and one of the most famous names in early British radios and televisions.

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1932 Company founded byGilbert Darnley-Smith, who later became MD and deputy chairman. Partly owned byGaumont British. Said to be based on theAmplion horn loudspeakers business. The brand name comes from their location in Woodger Road, Shepherd's Bush, London.

1936 Three types of televisor receiving sets (models T5, T6 and T7) made forBaird Television shown at the Wireless Exhibition at Olympia.^[1]. Factory moved to Power Road, Chiswick.

1938Gaumont British Picture Corporation general meeting told that the associated companyBush Radio had contributed new and substantial income^[2].

1940 Advert: the 'Bush Button' radio 'All-wave Model P.B.63 with Triode output' and a console version of the same known as the S.U.G.64.^[3]

1945Bush Radio merged withCinema-Television Ltd, both subsidiaries of theGaumont British Picture Corporation part of J. Arthur Rank'sOdeon Theatres Ltd^[4]. Bush continued to obtain valves and tubes for its sets mainly from outside sources^[5].

1947 One of the companies within theJ Arthur Rank Organisation that were involved in scientific research^[6]. Products included domestic radios, radio-gramophones, television receivers.

1948Bush Radio production expanded with a new factory at Ernesettle, Plymouth.^[7].

1949G. Darnley-Smith was MD^[8]

1953 Manufacturer of TV sets^[9]

1954 Advert for radio on this page.^[10]

1956 Shown as a wholly owned subsidiary ofCinema-Television which is part of theRank Organisation^[11]

1959 The Bush TR82 transistor radio, designed by Ogle Design, was regarded as an icon of early transistor radio design. The first radio to use the Ogle cabinet design was the MB60, a battery/mains valve set from 1957-59.

1961 Manufacturers of radio and television sets and equipment. 3,000 employees.^[12]

1962 Bush Radio was the principal subsidiary ofBush and Rank Cintel^[13]; it was merged with the newly acquiredMurphy Radio by Rank^[14] - seeRank-Bush Murphy

1963 Bush units were still being produced at Plymouth.

1968Rank Bush Murphy Electronics became part of a new division inRank Precision Industries established to focus on development of the scientific instruments business^[15].

1980s the Bush name disappeared from the British market during the 1980s.

Radios

SeeBush Radio: Radios

Televisions

SeeBush Radio: Televisions

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