Kolster-Brandes
Kolster-Brandes Ltd was an American owned, British manufacturer of radio and television sets based in Foots Cray, Sidcup, Kent.
History
The company was a descendant of Brandes, a Canadian company founded in
ITT's British subsidiary STC.[1] The Foots Cray site was also shared by Brimar, another STC company founded in 1933 to manufacture American pattern valves for the British market.[2]
In 1960/61 STC took over Ace, Argosy, Regentone and RGD, and then in 1968 the KB logo name changed to ITT KB, and between 1973 and 1974 the KB was dropped from the logo and sets were only made under the ITT label.[citation needed]
Products
Kolster-Brandes later went on to make mid-range electronics such as
amplifiers and gramophones
.
KB made a large number of radios and radiograms, a few models of which were the 285, 422 Cavalcade, 666 and the CG20.
The company also made a popular selection of record players which include the Playtime, Gaytime, Dancetime, Tunetime and Rhythm, the last two of which are valve operated.
References
- ^ ISBN 0951704206)
- ^ "Corporate Milestones". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28.
