Robert W. Blackwell and Co
of Victoria St, Westminster; of City Road, London
1890 Robert Winthrop Blackwell moved to the UK
1894 He founded the firm of Robert W. Blackwell and Co, which became a leading firm of merchants, manufacturers, engineers, and contractors.
1895 Gained a contract from the British Thomson-Houston Co. for the construction and electrical equipment of a new tramway in Bristol for the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co
1900 June. Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition at Islington. Large exhibit of items related to electrically-equipped vehicles and lines including poles, trolleys, insulators, trucks, conduits, fittings and an electric car to carry 53 passengers.[1]
1903 Supplied 2 oil filters for the Chiswick Power Station
1922 Specialists in Railway Electrification, Transmission Lines Tramways, etc., 36, Emperor's Gate, London, S.W.7. Established 1890. Incorporated 1899. Capital £50,000. Joint Managing Directors: H. Langdon and F. W. Fawdry. Employees about 1,000. Manufactures.—Roofing felt and jointless flooring in addition to engineering business.
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- ↑ The Engineer 1900/06/29 p667