Avco of Canada Ltd.

Title

Avco of Canada Ltd.

Example Artifact
Receiver, television

Type

Company

Coverage

Toronto, ON

Begin Date

1953-01-01

Active Until

1955-01-01

Location

Gibson Ave. and Wright Ave., Toronto, ON (1955)

Product Areas

Radio
Television

Activities

Manufacturing
Supplying

Timeline

- 1953 – Avco of Canada Ltd. is formed, will purchase “all of the outstanding stock of Moffats Ltd., Toronto”, a radio manufacturing company. (“Avco Expands in Canada”)

- 1955 –Avco of Canada Ltd. has division of Crosley Radio & Television, located at the Corner of Gibson Ave. and Wright Ave., Toronto, ON. (Toronto City Directory 1951: White Page 299)

Sources

Image Name Function
Receiver, televisionReceiver, television

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Avco of Canada Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 28, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8260.

Output Formats

Item Relations

Item: Crosley Radio & Television Ltd. dcterms:isPartOf This Item

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