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Thorn Electrical Industries

UK electrical engineering business
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Thorn Electrical Industries

Summary

Thorn Electrical Industries is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thorn Electrical Industries is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's instance of is recorded as conglomerate[5].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's founder is recorded as Jules Thorn[6].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's industry is recorded as weapons industry[8].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's industry is recorded as electrical industry[9].
  • March 29, 1928 marks the founding of Thorn Electrical Industries[10].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries was dissolved in December 31, 1980[11].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's replaced by is recorded as Thorn EMI Plc[12].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's official name is recorded as Thorn Electrical Industries Limited[13].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[14].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's owner of is recorded as EMI, Ltd.[15].
  • Thorn Electrical Industries's trading name is recorded as THORN[16].

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Founding

Thorn Electrical Industries's founder is recorded as Jules Thorn[6]. March 29, 1928 marks the founding of it[10].

Identity

Thorn Electrical Industries's official name is recorded as Thorn Electrical Industries Limited[13].

Operations

Thorn Electrical Industries's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].

Industry

Industries include weapons industry[8] and electrical industry[9].

Dissolution

Thorn Electrical Industries was dissolved in December 31, 1980[11].

Why It Matters

Thorn Electrical Industries ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 2d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1928-03-29T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → business, conglomerate
    Country → United Kingdom
    Freebase id → /m/06p6jr
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