Braun Razors advert from the 1980s
Max Braun, a mechanical engineer, established a small engineering shop in Frankfurt am Main in 1921. In 1923 he began producing components for radio sets. In 1928 the company had grown to such an extent, partly due to the use of certain plastic materials, that it moved to new premises on Idsteiner Strasse.
Eight years after he started his shop, Max Braun began to manufacture entire radio sets in 1929. Soon after, Braun became one of Germany’s leading radio manufacturers. This development continued with the launch of one of the first combined radio and record players in 1932.
1984 Radio Rentals advert from 1984.
Radio Rentals was formed in 1932 to rent out radio sets. It later moved into televisions and ultimately video players. In 1968 it was acquired by Thorn Electrical Industries and merged with its DER chain (founded 1938), and in 2000 it merged with Granada Limited to form boxclever. The company still trades as Radio Rentals in Australia.