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1909 October. Details of the Hall E.I.C. Dual Ignition Set.<ref>[[The Autocar 1909/10/23]]</ref> | 1909 October. Details of the Hall E.I.C. Dual Ignition Set.<ref>[[The Autocar 1909/10/23]]</ref> | ||
1913 Made the Cox carburetter | |||
Later Thomson and Bennett formed [[Thomson-Bennett]] Ltd, manufacturers of electrical equipment for motor vehicles, including magnetos, spark plugs, etc - competitors to '''EIC'''. | Later Thomson and Bennett formed [[Thomson-Bennett]] Ltd, manufacturers of electrical equipment for motor vehicles, including magnetos, spark plugs, etc - competitors to '''EIC'''. | ||
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1925 following the death of the majority shareholder the business was offered to [[Joseph Lucas Ltd|Lucas]] who purchased it for about £35,000. | 1925 following the death of the majority shareholder the business was offered to [[Joseph Lucas Ltd|Lucas]] who purchased it for about £35,000. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 18 December 2019
Electric Ignition Co of Sampson Road North, Birmingham
Sometimes know as the Electric Ignition Co
By 1901 The Electric Ignition Co was in operation (see advert)
1904 J. A. Thomson met Peter Bennett, then manager of the Electric Ignition Company of Birmingham
1908 July. Details of the high-tension magneto.[1]
1909 October. Details of the Hall E.I.C. Dual Ignition Set.[2]
1913 Made the Cox carburetter
Later Thomson and Bennett formed Thomson-Bennett Ltd, manufacturers of electrical equipment for motor vehicles, including magnetos, spark plugs, etc - competitors to EIC.
1920 Catalogue of magnetos
By 1922 was known as EIC Magnetos Ltd
1925 following the death of the majority shareholder the business was offered to Lucas who purchased it for about £35,000.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0
- The Engineer 1920/02/06 p130