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1914 Speciality: the "Robertson" electric lamps. Employees 650. Hugo Hirst was Chairman; James Fraser was Director; C. Wilson was manager<ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Speciality: the "Robertson" electric lamps. Employees 650. Hugo Hirst was Chairman; James Fraser was Director; [[Christopher Wilson|C. Wilson]] was manager<ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
1915 [[Osram]] Lamp Works, [[Robertson Electric Lamps|Robertson Lamp Works]] and [[Lemington Glass Works]] were amalgamated by [[GEC]]<ref> History of GEC http://gechistory.org/index.php/people/hugo-hirst?start=3</ref>. | 1915 [[Osram]] Lamp Works, [[Robertson Electric Lamps|Robertson Lamp Works]] and [[Lemington Glass Works]] were amalgamated by [[GEC]]<ref> History of GEC http://gechistory.org/index.php/people/hugo-hirst?start=3</ref>. |
Latest revision as of 15:03, 8 May 2017
Robertson Electric Lamps Ltd, of 31 Copthall Avenue, London, EC.
of Brook Green Works, Hammersmith, London.
1893 Robertson Lamp Company established and incorporated in July by Hugo Hirst [1] and C. J. Robertson
By 1900 the works were producing 2 million lamps per year, of which half were "high voltage" lamps[2]
1908 Glass works were at Lemington[3]
1909 Death of Charles Robertson
1914 Speciality: the "Robertson" electric lamps. Employees 650. Hugo Hirst was Chairman; James Fraser was Director; C. Wilson was manager[4]
1915 Osram Lamp Works, Robertson Lamp Works and Lemington Glass Works were amalgamated by GEC[5].
1917 GEC was part owner of the Osram-Robertson Lamp Works Ltd and had managed the Works since opening. Purchased further shares in Osram-Robertson Lamp Works Ltd [6].
1919 GEC took over Osram, including the Osram-Robertson Lamp Works[7].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ History of GEC http://gechistory.org/index.php/people/hugo-hirst?start=3
- ↑ C J Robertson proposal to be a member of IEE
- ↑ The Times, Oct 28, 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ History of GEC http://gechistory.org/index.php/people/hugo-hirst?start=3
- ↑ The Times, 18 July 1917
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Jul 10, 1919