Birkenhead Brick Company

[Brian Gaff]

Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of them
when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC did not
have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

[charles]

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

But, for real, there was:

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)

Barking Brassware Co

Borough of Brentford and Chiswick

Barnes Borough Council

and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to
become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside
the UK).

[Paul Ratcliffe]

Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council

Bristol Bathroom Company was a thing too. Long since defunct.

[Brian Gaff]

I don't see how it affected the sale of bbc micros, as they were all made by
Acorn, and BBC a and BBC B were just model numbers.
Brian
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Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council

Bristol Bathroom Company was a thing too. Long since defunct.

[charles]

They were a BBC concept which Acorn were licenced to build. The name BBC
was part of the design.

Post by Brian Gaff
I don't see how it affected the sale of bbc micros, as they were all made
by Acorn, and BBC a and BBC B were just model numbers.
Brian

[Max Demian]

Post by Brian Gaff
I don't see how it affected the sale of bbc micros, as they were all made by
Acorn, and BBC a and BBC B were just model numbers.

They had to rename it (using the full name rather than the abbreviation)
when a Swiss company with the same abbreviation objected.

[J. P. Gilliver]

Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to
become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside
the UK).

Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.

[Brian Gaff]

So what about LBC. I notice lots of creative meanings have been used now
its a country wide station.
Leading Britains, Conversation now, but it also used to be known as London
Brick Company by the masses.
Brian
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Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to
become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside
the UK).

Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.
--
I admire you British: when things get tough, you reach for humour. Not
firearms. - Sigourney (Susan) Weaver, RT 2017/11/4-10

[Liz Tuddenham]

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to
become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside
the UK).

Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.

They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives, mercury
arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of all kinds
and clandestine radio equipment.

[Woody]

Post by Liz Tuddenham

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to
become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside
the UK).

Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.

They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives, mercury
arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of all kinds
and clandestine radio equipment.

ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband
6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.

[MB]

Post by Woody
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband
6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.

I think Brown Boveri were very like English Electric, AEI, GEC,
MetroVicks with involvement in many areas all over the world in many
industries.

Presumably Acorn just did not want to have make detailed checks on the
use of the "BBC" name in every country with the possibility of legal
problems with a very big company, with deep pockets and lots of lawyers!

[J. P. Gilliver]

Post by MB

Post by Woody
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband
6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.

I think Brown Boveri were very like English Electric, AEI, GEC,
MetroVicks with involvement in many areas all over the world in many
industries.

[]
I occasionally found GEC getting confused with GE. (GE retained - I
think they still use it - their original flowery font; GEC kept changing
theirs.)

[J. P. Gilliver]

[]

Post by Woody

Post by Liz Tuddenham

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by charles
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to
become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside
the UK).

Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.

They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives, mercury
arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of all kinds
and clandestine radio equipment.

I was just mentioning what the ordinary family encountered! (Saw the
'fridges etc. in department stores.)

Post by Woody
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband
6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.

Ah, wonder if, with moving into that field, the change of name _was_ to
avoid confusion with the BBC. (Presumably the BB remained Brown Boveri -
what was the A?)

[charles]

Post by J. P. Gilliver
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Post by Woody

Post by Liz Tuddenham

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by charles
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro
had to become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when
sold outside the UK).

Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in
Germany in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.

They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives,
mercury arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of
all kinds and clandestine radio equipment.

I was just mentioning what the ordinary family encountered! (Saw the
'fridges etc. in department stores.)

Post by Woody
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband
6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.

Ah, wonder if, with moving into that field, the change of name _was_ to
avoid confusion with the BBC. (Presumably the BB remained Brown Boveri -
what was the A?)

That came from the merger with ASEA a Swedish company in the same field.

[Ashley Booth]

Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one
of them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently
the BBC did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro
had to become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when
sold outside the UK).

I've known it as the Broken Biscuit Company!

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[J. P. Gilliver]

Post by Ashley Booth

Post by charles

Post by Brian Gaff
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one
of them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently
the BBC did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian

British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro
had to become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when
sold outside the UK).

I've known it as the Broken Biscuit Company!

I'm pretty sure there was a kids' prog. of that name; IIRR, the theme
tune for it was on my Radiophonic Workshop LP (as having been created by
one of those who worked there), though I don't remember the prog. itself
(before my time perhaps, or on while I was out of the country
[~1966-'71]).

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Post by Ashley Booth
I've known it as the Broken Biscuit Company!

Years ago you could see a small hut from the train when passing through Bawtry. On it in big white letters was BBC.
https://yourbawp.co.uk/activity/bawtry-bowling-club/
Bill