The Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

British record manufacturer. The Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was formed in 1928 by British plastics company The Crystalate Manufacturing Company Ltd. (est 1901) who was a well established matrix maker and contract pressing agent for numerous British labels in the 1900s-20s. Crystalate began pressing records for Imperial (3) in 1922 and would eventually purchase the label in 1925. Crystalate also pressed records for Eclipse (5), Rex and Kiddyphone among others. In 1932 Crystalate acquired Vocalion Gramophone Co. Ltd. and their label Broadcast (2). In March 1937 Crystalate's record manufacturing division was sold to Decca. The Crystalate company continued its non-record related operations until 1990. Also seen on releases as: Crystalate Gramophone Record Mfg. Co. Ltd.