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Old 22-12-25, 10:09
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Originally Posted by David Dunlop View Post
Edward Rogers died in 1939 and Small Electric Motors Limited bought Rogers Majestic in 1941 and changed the name to Standard Radio Limited. Small Electric Motors then became the Canadian division of Royal Philips Electronics who continued to use the Rogers Majestic brand name. If I am not mistaken, the parent company for Royal Philips Electronics is based in the Netherlands.
Hello David, interesting find!

The parent company for Royal Philips Electronics is indeed based in the Netherlands. Philips & Co was founded in 1891 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and it still thriving today. Read more about its history here: https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/our-history.htm
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