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Models RC531 and RC532.</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1955RS-Col2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/1/16/Im1955RS-Col2.jpg/180px-Im1955RS-Col2.jpg" width="180" height="328" class="thumbimage" srcset="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/1/16/Im1955RS-Col2.jpg/270px-Im1955RS-Col2.jpg 1.5x, /web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/1/16/Im1955RS-Col2.jpg/360px-Im1955RS-Col2.jpg 2x"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1955RS-Col2.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>1955. 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Hi-g Pick-ups.</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1955RS-Coll.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/1/10/Im1955RS-Coll.jpg/180px-Im1955RS-Coll.jpg" width="180" height="311" class="thumbimage" srcset="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/1/10/Im1955RS-Coll.jpg/270px-Im1955RS-Coll.jpg 1.5x, /web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/1/10/Im1955RS-Coll.jpg/360px-Im1955RS-Coll.jpg 2x"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1955RS-Coll.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>1955. Tape deck.</div></div></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/0/0f/Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg/180px-Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg" width="180" height="331" class="thumbimage" srcset="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/0/0f/Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg/270px-Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg 1.5x, /web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/thumb/0/0f/Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg/360px-Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg 2x"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1955RS-Coll2.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>1955. Transcription units and Pickup heads.</div></div></div> <p>of Culmore Works, Culmore Road, Peckham, London, SE15. Telephone: New Cross 3844-3804. Cables: "Korllaro, London". (1929) </p><p><b>Collaro Ltd</b> of Barking, Essex were a manufacturer of gramophones </p><p>1920 Company founded. </p><p>1924 Private company. </p><p>1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Gramophone Motors and Accessories. 'Any one element can be removed or replaced without interfering with the rest of mechanism. Special unitplate embodying automatic stop'. Torque and Fatigue Spring Testing Machine. (Stand No. MM.10) </p><p>1961 Precision engineers, manufacturing gramophone motors, recording units, tape recorders, fan heaters, and are described as the largest manufacturers of record changers in the United Kingdom. </p><p>1960s Went out of business </p><p><br/> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_Also">See Also</span></h2> <div id="whatlinksherelist">Loading...</div><script type="text/javascript">ajaxpage('/extensions/dynamic-what-links-here/show-list.php?title=Collaro','whatlinksherelist')</script> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources_of_Information">Sources of Information</span></h2> <ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161003124319/http://www.freewebs.com/bedford_audio/recordplayercollection.htm">[1]</a> Bedford Vintage Audio</li> <li> <a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1929_British_Industries_Fair" title="1929 British Industries Fair">1929 British Industries Fair</a> Page 41</li> <li> <a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1961_Dun_and_Bradstreet_KBE" title="1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE">1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE</a></li></ul>    </div><div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Collaro&oldid=728787">http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Collaro&oldid=728787</a>"</div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Town_-_Peckham" title="Category:Town - Peckham">Town - Peckham</a></li><li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Audio_Equipment" title="Category:Audio Equipment">Audio Equipment</a></li><li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Category:Electronic_Equipment" title="Category:Electronic Equipment">Electronic Equipment</a></li></ul></div></div>  </div> <div id="spacer"></div> <div class="roundedCornerSpacer"> </div> </div> <div class="bottomCorners"> <img class="borderBL" src="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/skins/GracesGuide/images/corner-bl.gif" alt=""/> <img class="borderBR" src="/web/20161003124319im_/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/skins/GracesGuide/images/corner-br.gif" alt=""/> </div> </div> <div id="left"> <div class="box" id="p-navigation"> <h2>Navigation</h2> <hr class="underline"/> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Grace%27s_Guide">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Associations">Associations</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161003124319/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/">Latest News</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Things_to_See_and_Do">Things to See</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wanted">Wanted</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/What%27s_On">What's On</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Contact_Us">Contact us</a></li> </ul> <h2>View By</h2> <hr class="underline"/> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Archives">Archives</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Biographies">Biographies</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Industry">Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Towns">Locations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/View_by_Timelines">Timelines</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul id="f-list"> <li id="lastmod"> This page was last modified on 4 June 2015, at 17:06.</li> <li id="privacy"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/GracesGuide:Privacy_policy" title="GracesGuide:Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="disclaimer"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/GracesGuide:General_disclaimer" title="GracesGuide:General disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="about"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/About_Grace's_Guide" title="GracesGuide:About">About Grace’s Guide</a></li> <li id="contactus"><a href="/web/20161003124319/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Contact_Us" title="GracesGuide:Contact us">Contact Grace’s Guide</a></li> </ul> <p> Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2016 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 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