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 167,859 pages of information and 247,161 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.

Sphinx Electric

From Graces Guide
October 1929. Setalite.
March 1930. Nivex.

c.1928 Public company incorporated

1929 Acquired a large electrical manufacturing factory in Birmingham. Also was negotiating purchase of 2 companies making and selling electrical items

1929 Advertised Setalite automatic lighting control for cars

1930 Offered Nivex petrol gauges (see advert)

1930 Trading in shares ended[1]. Company wound up by court order[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Jul 09, 1930
  2. The Times, Sep 11, 1930
  • The Times, May 15, 1929