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Brilliant Sign Co

From Graces Guide
2025. Illuminated sign on display at Oakham Treasures

The Brilliant Sign Co. 1907 Ltd., of Paragon Works, 131 Uxbridge Road, London. Registered Office 39 Gray's Inn Road

See Frederick George Lucas

1911 F. G. LUCAS, Governing Director. W. D. LAMBERT, Works Director. C. E. SPEAIGHT, Sales Director [1]

1914 'Mr. F. G. Lucas, Governing Director of the Brilliant Sign Co., whose large Paragon Works are situated at Shepherd’s Bush, had an exciting experience in the Atlantic returning from the Argentine, where had been to reorganise the Brilliant Sign Co,, Ltd., of Buenos Aires, which has works fully equipped on lines similar to the Paragon Works in Uxbridge Road.'[2]

1916 'Mr. F. G. Lucas is the Governing Director of the Brilliant Sign Co., Ltd., and some eight years ago he purchased land at the back of 131c, Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, and built large works, finding employment for nearly 500 skilled workmen, which necessarily brought revenue to the borough in many ways. The Company are now engaged on important War Office and Admiralty contracts, to cope with which Mr. Lucas recently ordered nine new large machines from America (which when installed will make a total of 36 wood and metal working machines at Paragon Works). Mr. Lucas has alto recently established a branch factories in South America, Belgium, and Holland. '[3]

1944 Mr. F. G. Lucas. Governing Director of The Brilliant Sign Co., London.[4]

1964 Advert. Shop facias, plastic letters, neon and fluorescent, interior and exterior, signs fitted, repairs to all types of signs. Brilliant Sign Co 2a Garendon St. Leicester.[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. West London Observer - Friday 14 July 1911
  2. West London Observer - Friday 18 September 1914
  3. West London Observer - Friday 30 June 1916
  4. North Devon Journal - Thursday 09 November 1944
  5. Leicester Daily Mercury - Wednesday 27 May 1964