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The Columbia
Graphophone Company was
one of the earliest gramophone companies
in the United Kingdom. It started at the beginning of
the 20th century, as a subsidiary of the American company
Columbia Phonograph,
founded in 1888. It manufactured and sold gramophones and
gramophone records. |
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The first offices were at
City Road in London. In 1913 the company moved to
102-108 Clerkenwell Road, London, E.C. 1, later called
Columbia House. |
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In 1923,
American
Columbia Phonograph went into receivership and was
bought by its British subsidiary in 1925. On November
30, 1931, Columbia Graphophone Co. merged with its
arch-rival The Gramophone Co. to form the legendary
British company EMI (Electric and Musical Industries). |
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From the
middle of the twenties until about 1936 the company also
produced radios and radio-gramophones using the brand name "Columbia
Radio". Radios
from the year 1931 upwards were made by Marconi. |
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| Columbia Graphophone Company
showroom, 102-108, Clerkenwell Road, London, ± 1931. |
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