As a result I am not entirely convinced that this company has anything to do with the earlier Kingsley Love incarnation that is referred to in a previous post.

Over to you, Stuart.

One of the rarely known facts about Kingsley is that they were also behind some of the earliest television developments in Melbourne in the late 20s. They would take over the carrier waves of one of the Melbourne Radio stations after the cease of broadcasting and would send pictures in the form of stick figures on cards. Similar to when we used to draw figures on cards and flick them to make them look like they were moving. Ham radio operators were at that time making their own television receivers. This of cause as usual with the Australian government was not supported (the PMG did not want the added hassles with extra licensing) but when foreign developments became apparent (ie Baird) then the Australian government had no choice but they still to this day do not support Aussie inventors as much as they should.

Such interesting reading, keep it coming!

Further information about the early history of Howard Kingsley Love can be found here:

http://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/valves/NW199407.pdf
http://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/valves/NW199408.pdf

Thanks to fellow Vintage Radio member Robbbert for hosting these articles.

Kingsley Radio Pty Ltd closed down in 1949 after the death of HKL. The premises at 380 St. Kilda Rd was taken over by Aegis Manufacturing Company and A & R Electronics (transformers). It is unclear whether these firms took over the business from Kingsley or just the premises.

A business under the name of Kingsley Radio reappeared in 1951, situated at 3 Cornell place, Carlton.

Below is a timeline and addresses of business's trading under the name of Kingsley Radio between 1935 & 1971:

1935 - 1937: Kingsley Teleradio Construction's Pty Ltd, 249 Spring St, Melbourne.

1937 - 1939: Kingsley Radio Pty Ltd, 249 Spring St, Melbourne.

1940 - 1949: Kingsley Radio Pty Ltd, 380 St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne.

1951 - 1952: Kingsley Radio, 3 Cornell Place, Carlton.

1953 - 1957: Kingsley Radio, 210 Alexandra Pde, Clifton Hill.

1958 - 1959: Kingsley Radio Company (Teletronic), 210 Alexandra Pde, Clifton Hill.

1960 - 1966: Kingsley Radio Pty Ltd, 75 Budd St, Collingwood.

1967 - 1971: Kingsley Radio Pty Ltd, 58a Gipps St, Collingwood.

Note that there is a gap between 1949 & 1951.

It appears that Kingsley Radio after the move to Gipps St still maintained the Clifton Hill & Budd St premises until the very end.

Kingsley Radio Sydney addresses were 225 Trafalgar St, Petersham, 1945 - 1947, and briefly at 17 Bond St, Sydney in 1948.

The street numbers in Trafalgar St have since changed and the location today would be somewhere between Regent & Audley St's. 17 Bond St was Granville House situated on the south side near the corner of Pitt St. Today the entire south side of Bond St is taken up by Australia Square and another modernish building on the corner of Pitt St.