Petroleum Association
of South Sea House, Threadneedle-street
1866 The rules of the Association were agreed[1]
It regulated the oil import trade in London by testing the flash point of samples and issuing certificates for imported (essentially American) petroleum; Alfred G. Kemp was the Association's secretary and tester[2]
A similar Society operated in Liverpool.
1870 Thomas Boverton Redwood became secretary and chemist to the Association; he developed testing methods.
There were differences between the conclusions of the tests carried out by the Association and by the Board of Works. Eventually this was thought to be resolved by the development of new tests by Frederick Abel which were recognised by an Act of Parliament in 1879, but even this failed to solve the problems so further legislation was required.[3]
1885 The Petroleum Association applied for a licence from the Board of Trade to be a limited liability body but without the word "limited" in its title; its purposes include promoting of importation of petroleum and to make and promote regulations for the conduct of the trade.[4]
1889 Redwood resigned from the Association. William Fox became chemist of the Association[5]
1897 the test methods continued to be called into question as favouring the industry[6]
1898 The Association was in liquidation[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Reports from Select Committees of the House of Lords and Evidence, Volume 9, 1872 [2]