Breville Group
In Australia in 1932 Bill O’Brien, a radio salesman, and Harry Norville, an engineer, scraped together 500 pounds in the midst of the nation’s worst economic depression to found “Breville Radio”. Together they built and sold radios to a generation for whom radio was the centre of family entertainment and a vital connection with a world in great upheaval. From Breville Group Limited’s (formerly Housewares International Limited) beginnings as a small importer of basic homewares items in 1957, it g
Basic Information
- Category: public company
- Website: https://brevillegroup.com/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1957 (Source 2: Wikidata Q16846299, revision 2549520612)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): Australia (Source 2: Wikidata Q16846299, revision 2549520612; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q408, revision 2557296734)
- Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified): https://brevillegroup.com/ (Source 2: Wikidata Q16846299, revision 2549520612)
Evidence and Sources
- Breville Group — Official Site (official)
- Wikidata Q16846299, revision 2549520612 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q408, revision 2557296734 (knowledge-base)
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In Australia in 1932 Bill O’Brien, a radio salesman, and Harry Norville, an engineer, scraped together 500 pounds in the midst of the nation’s worst economic depression to found “Breville Radio”. Together they built and sold radios to a generation for whom radio was the centre of family entertainment and a vital connection with a world in great upheaval. From Breville Group Limited’s (formerly Housewares International Limited) beginnings as a small importer of basic homewares items in 1957, it g
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