Dorman and Smith
of Salford, manufacturing electrical engineers
of Preston, Lancashire.
1881 Charles Mark Dorman and Reginald Arthur Smith became assistants to Mr. J. S. Rowarth.
Mr. Dorman carried out some of the earliest electrical installations on board ship, and was responsible for many of the early designs of switchgear and other electrical apparatus.
1886 When Mr. Raworth left Manchester, Mr. Dorman and Mr. Smith took over the small works which he had established and gradually developed the business which became Dorman and Smith, Ltd.
1892 Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition. Porcelain switches and cut-outs. [2]
1894 of Ordsal Electrical Works, Salford, Manchester; catalogue[3]
1914 Company incorporated
1937 Private company formed as Dorman and Smith (1937) Ltd
1938 Patented "Improvements in and relating to quick make and break electric switches" with Thomas Smalley, the first patent the firm had taken out in its own name, having relied on the principals to patent the inventions in the early years of the company.
c.1940 Started making D. S. Plugs in Preston
1945 Patent with Thomas Atherton on "Improvements in and relating to electric plug and socket connections" (one of many patents)
c.1955 Presumably became part of Dorman Smith Holdings
1958 Salford works was closed when production transferred to Preston.[4]
1961 Electrical engineers, manufacturing switchgear, miniature circuit-breakers, light fittings, fusegear and cable accessories.[5]
1969 Renamed as Dorman Smith Switchgear.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1888/01/13
- ↑ 1892 The Practical Engineer
- ↑ The Engineer
- ↑ Manchester Evening News, August 20, 1958
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, September 30, 1977