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Late 1880s Provided telephone service in Manchester<ref>The Times, Sep 14, 1891</ref>. The main contractors for the installation had been [[Fowler-Waring Cables Co|Fowler-Waring Cable Co]], [[W. T. Glover and Co]], [[Telegraph Manufacturing Co]], [[Siemens Brothers and Co]] and | Late 1880s Provided telephone service in Manchester<ref>The Times, Sep 14, 1891</ref>. The main contractors for the installation had been [[Fowler-Waring Cables Co|Fowler-Waring Cable Co]], [[W. T. Glover and Co]], [[Telegraph Manufacturing Co]], [[Siemens Brothers and Co]] and [[Mix and Genest]] of Berlin<ref>The Times, Jan 03, 1902</ref> | ||
1892 Flotation of the [[Pioneer Telephone Co]] to acquire the Mutual Telephone Co as a going concern<ref>The Times, Mar 01, 1892</ref> | 1892 Flotation of the [[Pioneer Telephone Co]] to acquire the Mutual Telephone Co as a going concern<ref>The Times, Mar 01, 1892</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 1 July 2019
Late 1880s Provided telephone service in Manchester[1]. The main contractors for the installation had been Fowler-Waring Cable Co, W. T. Glover and Co, Telegraph Manufacturing Co, Siemens Brothers and Co and Mix and Genest of Berlin[2]
1892 Flotation of the Pioneer Telephone Co to acquire the Mutual Telephone Co as a going concern[3]
1901 It was subsequently reported that the company's plant was "of the cheapest and most flimsy description" "not at all comparable to that of the National Telephone Co"[4] although this was subsequently dismissed by A. R. Bennett[5]
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