Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.

British record company, subsidiary of the US Columbia Graphophone Company
Organization record_company Q1112471
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.

Summary

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. is a record company[1]. Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. draws 312 Wikipedia views per month (record_company category, ranking #8 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as record company[4].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as record label[5].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s instance of is recorded as trademark[6].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s founder is recorded as Charles Sumner Tainter[7].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s genre is subsidiary company[8].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s headquarters location is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s has organizational division is recorded as Regal[11].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.[12].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s industry is recorded as phonographic industry[13].
  • February 13, 1917 marks the founding of Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[14].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was dissolved in 1973[15].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Company[16].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as Constructive Finance Company Ltd.[17].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s parent organization or unit is recorded as EMI[18].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s replaced by is recorded as Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.[19].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbia Graphophone Company Limited'}[20].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[21].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s different from is recorded as Columbia Records[22].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s has list is recorded as list of Columbia Graphophone Company artists[23].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'}[24].
  • Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s has works in the collection is recorded as Design Museum Gent[25].

Body

Founding

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s founder is recorded as Charles Sumner Tainter[7]. February 13, 1917 marks the founding of Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[14].

Identity

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Columbia Graphophone Company Limited'}[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include United Kingdom[9], a sovereign state[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1927[28] and London[10], a metropolis[29], in Roman Empire[30], founded in 0047[31]. Parent organizations include Columbia Graphophone Company[16], a record company[32], in United States[33], founded in 1913[34]; Constructive Finance Company Ltd.[17]; and EMI[18], a business[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1931[37], headquartered in London[38]. Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.[12].

Industry

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.'s industry is recorded as phonographic industry[13].

Dissolution

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was dissolved in 1973[15].

Why It Matters

Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. draws 312 Wikipedia views per month (record_company category, ranking #8 of 38).[2] Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/columbia-graphophone-co-ltd
MLA “Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd..” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/columbia-graphophone-co-ltd.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_columbia-graphophone-co-ltd_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/columbia-graphophone-co-ltd}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. — https://4ort.xyz/entity/columbia-graphophone-co-ltd (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/columbia-graphophone-co-ltd · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved
    Aliases
    Country
    Child organization or unit Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 436569, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.