BOOMBOX: THOMSON

Thomson is a French electronics manufacturer with headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt outside Paris. Thomson was founded in 1879 by Elihu Thomson. The company has grown over the years through acquisitions: Telefunken, Nordmende, SABA and RCA are examples of companies bought by Thomson. (Compare the Unknown Thomson and Telefunken RC-765)------------------------------------- (Telefunken disappeared 1985 when it became part of the French Thomson.)