page_title: Mircom
section_title: Mirtone
hierarchical_section_title: Mircom / History / Mirtone
caption_attribution_description: English: 1980s MirTone intercom system
context_page_description: Mircom Technologies Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of life safety and communications systems including fire detection & alarm, voice evacuation, controlled access and security solutions. The company is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
context_section_description: Mirtone was founded by Tony Falbo in the early 1960s. The company started out manufacturing apartment intercoms in Toronto. The company expanded and started producing fire alarm systems and became the 2nd largest fire alarm manufacturer in Canada. Mirtone was bought by General Signal in 1988.
caption: A 1980s Mirtone intercom system
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