Rogers-Majestic (1941) Ltd.
Title
Rogers-Majestic (1941) Ltd.
Rogers Radio Tubes Ltd.
Rogers Electronics Tubes Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Visit Exhibits
Precision Making in Canada 1918-1945. https://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/exhibits/show/making-1918-1945
Begin Date
1941-02-01
Active Until
1960-01-01
Location
622 Fleet Street, Toronto, Ontario (Feb. 1941)
100 Sterling Road, Toronto, ON. (Feb. 1941)
11-19 Brentcliffe Avenue, Toronto (Aug. 1941)
Product Areas
Communications (Radios)
Vacuum Tubes
Activities
Manufacturing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1941, Feb – The company stock of Rogers-Majestic Co. Ltd. is transferred to Small Electric Motors (Canada) Ltd., itself a subsidiary of English parent company Radio & Electrical Developments. The new company is incorporated as Rogers-Majestic (1941), with Rogers Radio Tubes and DeForest Radio company both remaining as a subsidiaries of the company. The company turns its manufacturing plants towards producing products for the war effort, with reduced emphasis on commercial radios. The broadcasting element, which becomes known as Standard Radio Ltd. (“Radio Company to Emphasize War Products”; Wikipedia)
- 1943 - Rogers-Majestic (1941) Ltd. located at 622 Fleet Street, Toronto; Rogers Radio Tubes Ltd. located at 100 Sterling Road, Toronto, ON. (Toronto City Directory 1943)
- 1945, Mar. – Reginald M. Brophy is appointed as President and Director of Rogers Majestic Lt. and Rogers Electronic Tubes Ltd., having previously resigned from a position as General Manager Canadian Marconi. He is also a director at the company Thermionics Ltd. (“Reginald Brophy Named Rogers Majestic Head”)
- 1946, May – Rogers Electronic Tubes Ltd and Rogers-Majestic Ltd. purchase a plant site at 11-19 Brentcliffe Road in Leaside, Toronto, producing vacuum tubes and radios. This site was previously owned and constructed in 1940 by Research Enterprises, Ltd., a Crown Corporation established during WWII to manufacture vacuum tubes and radar components. (“More Workers and No Layoffs in Rogers Plan”)
- 194? – Rogers-Majestic forms a mobile radio division.
- 1958 – Active, listed as a “Division of Philips Electronics Industries Ltd.” (Canadian Electronics Engineering Components & Equipment Directory, June 1958)
- 195? – Rogers-Majestic’s mobile radio division is purchased by Canadian Motorola.
- 1960 – Rogers-Majestic factory still active in Leaside, Toronto, ON
- 1943 - Rogers-Majestic (1941) Ltd. located at 622 Fleet Street, Toronto; Rogers Radio Tubes Ltd. located at 100 Sterling Road, Toronto, ON. (Toronto City Directory 1943)
- 1945, Mar. – Reginald M. Brophy is appointed as President and Director of Rogers Majestic Lt. and Rogers Electronic Tubes Ltd., having previously resigned from a position as General Manager Canadian Marconi. He is also a director at the company Thermionics Ltd. (“Reginald Brophy Named Rogers Majestic Head”)
- 1946, May – Rogers Electronic Tubes Ltd and Rogers-Majestic Ltd. purchase a plant site at 11-19 Brentcliffe Road in Leaside, Toronto, producing vacuum tubes and radios. This site was previously owned and constructed in 1940 by Research Enterprises, Ltd., a Crown Corporation established during WWII to manufacture vacuum tubes and radar components. (“More Workers and No Layoffs in Rogers Plan”)
- 194? – Rogers-Majestic forms a mobile radio division.
- 1958 – Active, listed as a “Division of Philips Electronics Industries Ltd.” (Canadian Electronics Engineering Components & Equipment Directory, June 1958)
- 195? – Rogers-Majestic’s mobile radio division is purchased by Canadian Motorola.
- 1960 – Rogers-Majestic factory still active in Leaside, Toronto, ON
Citation
“Rogers-Majestic (1941) Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/45.
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