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Charles Herbert Thompson was trained as a chemist and had many commercial interests in England and France. | [[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<ref>Invaluable: auction site [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-fine-art-nouveau-enamelled-glass-vase,-decorate-1-c-555ljz8x9k]</ref>. | 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<ref>Invaluable: auction site [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-fine-art-nouveau-enamelled-glass-vase,-decorate-1-c-555ljz8x9k]</ref>. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:44, 9 August 2018
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