Ismay Lamps: Difference between revisions

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of Roden Street Works, Ilford, Essex

1927 Company founded as John Ismay and Sons

1938 Ismay Industries sold the electric lamp business of John Ismay and Sons as well as its holding in Britannia Electric Lamp Works, which was John Ismay's principal customer, and its interests in Briton Lamps Ltd^[1]

1938 The members of the Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association jointly bought the lamp businesses of Ismay Industries Ltd.

1949 Name changed.

Trademarks: Ismay, Briton.

1961 Manufacturers of electric lamps. ^[2]

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-of Ilford
+‎‎[[Image:imIsmay-20230216.jpg|thumb| Decorative bulb from the 1950s. ]]
+[[Image:Im1951Benn-Ismay.jpg|thumb|1951]]
+[[Image:Im1961-19Ben-Ismay.jpg|thumb| 1961.]]
-* 1927 Company founded.
+of Roden Street Works, Ilford, Essex
-* 1939 Private company formed as John Ismay and Sons.
+Company founded as [[John Ismay and Sons]]
-* 1949 Name changed.
+[[Ismay Industries]] sold the electric lamp business of [[John Ismay and Sons]] as well as its holding in [[Britannia Electric Lamp Works]], which was John Ismay's principal customer, and its interests in [[Briton Lamps]] Ltd<ref>The Times, Dec 15, 1938</ref>
-* 1961 Manufacturers of electric lamps.
+The members of the [[Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association]] jointly bought the lamp businesses of [[Ismay Industries]] Ltd.
+Name changed.
+Trademarks: ''Ismay'', ''Briton''.
+Manufacturers of electric lamps. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
+==See Also==
+<what-links-here/>
 ==Sources of Information==
-* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
+<references/>
+{{DEFAULTSORT: }}
+[[Category: Town - Ilford]]
+[[Category: Lamps and Lighting]]