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Difference between revisions of "Gas Meter Co"

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'Crolls' of 238 Kingsland Road, London, EC4.  Telephone: Bishopsgate 7571.  Telegraphic Address: "Meter, 'Phone, London"
'Crolls' of 238 Kingsland Road, London, EC4.  Telephone: Bishopsgate 7571.  Telegraphic Address: "Meter, 'Phone, London"


1862 Business established  
1862 Business established. Two of the original directors were [[Alexander Angus Croll]] and


1922 Directors: Sir H. Cowan, F. R. Smith, W. W. Parkinson and J. A. Macleod. Sec. F. W. Church.  
1922 Directors: Sir H. Cowan, F. R. Smith, W. W. Parkinson and J. A. Macleod. Sec. F. W. Church.  

Revision as of 19:43, 31 March 2020

1862. Original Minute Book - Cover.[1]
1862. Original Minute Book - First page.[2]
Oldham Works. Date unknown.
March 1903.
February 1904.
February 1904.
September 1909.
October 1909. Croll's meters.
October 1909.
December 1910.
January 1911.
August 1912.
August 1912.
February 1913.
April 1913.
February 1914.
February 1914.

of Oldham (1909)

'Crolls' of 238 Kingsland Road, London, EC4. Telephone: Bishopsgate 7571. Telegraphic Address: "Meter, 'Phone, London"

1862 Business established. Two of the original directors were Alexander Angus Croll and

1922 Directors: Sir H. Cowan, F. R. Smith, W. W. Parkinson and J. A. Macleod. Sec. F. W. Church.

1925 Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan owned 98% of the shares in the Gas Meter Co which in turn had a minority interest in the Diaphragm and General Leather Co Ltd[3].

1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Gas Measuring Apparatus of all kinds, including Meters, Governors, Gauges, Test Meters, Clock controllers, Automatic Time Switches, etc., and the Recorda Money Box for Service Rentals and Tariff Schemes. (Stand Nos. Ca.803 and Ca.702) [4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. SMC Library
  2. SMC Library
  3. The Times, 4 March 1925
  4. 1937 British Industries Fair Page 366