Thompson L'Hospied and Co
Charles Herbert Thompson was trained as a chemist and had many commercial interests in England and France.
He formed the Crystaline Company as well as operating the firms of Bullers Ltd in Tipton and Thompson L'Hospied & Co Ltd near Stourbridge. He also owned an art pottery near to that of Clement Massier at Golfe Juan in the South of France[1].
1895 Thompson invented Verre sur Verre enamelled glass.
1939 EGM decided to voluntarily wind up the company[2].
1939-43 Papers in the National Archives indicate that Thompson L'Hospied and Co. Ltd purchased land adjoining Incandescent Heat Co at Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands[3]
1961 Incandescent Heat Co was acquired by Wellman, Smith, Owen Engineering Corporation
1965 Thompson L'Hospied and Co was renamed Wellman Alloys