Hello ODK History Lovers

I have argued that our first rotary lawnmowers were founded by the old radio
companies who, post-WWII, needed to engage with a new consumer market that
wanted more than radios in their household. One such company sold a lawnmower
under the Tasma brand.

Tasma - an amalgam of Thom and Smith Pty Ltd - was one such 'old radio company',
founded by Fred Thom and John Smith in 1929 at Woolloomooloo, New South Wales.

For radio collectors, Tasma remains a desirable and important radio maker,
with many of their radios now commanding considerable value.

This article deals with the company, in preparation for an associated
History Record on their lawnmowers.

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Window Display c1950
SOURCE: http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/206393551

Tasma will remain associated with their radios. However, many other products -
washers, fridges, floor polishers, lawnmowers - would present in the post-war era.

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SOURCE: https://collection.maas.museum/object/362294

TO BE CONTINUED ...