Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Sheringham Daylight Co

From Graces Guide

of 11 Edith Villas, West Kensington, London, W14. Telephone: Fulham 3446

1919 The Sheringham daylight reflector was exhibited at a meeting of the Illuminating Engineering Society; this used coloured reflector to correct the spectrum of the artificial source of light based on the invention of Mr. G. Sheringham, a well known artist, who used simple coloured reflectors or shades to improve the quality of light for painting.[1]

1929 Advert in British Industries Fair Catalogue as an Optical, Scientific and Photographic Exhibit. Manufacturers of Accurate Artificial Daylight, converting the light from an ordinary electric lamp into North Sky-Daylight giving 24 Hours Daylight every day. (Scientific Section - Stand No. N.1) [2]


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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1919/12/05
  2. 1929 British Industries Fair Advert p124; and p151