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The business of [[James Swinburne]] | The business of [[James Swinburne]] | ||
By 1889 had established his own business at Teddington, [[Swinburne and Co]]<ref>Proposal for John Francis Russell to join the IEE</ref> | |||
c.1890 The company manufactured open circuit transformers, watt meters, etc | c.1890 The company manufactured open circuit transformers, watt meters, etc | ||
1892 Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition. DC meters. <ref>1892 The Practical Engineer</ref> | 1892 Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition. DC meters. <ref>1892 The Practical Engineer</ref> | ||
1892 Presented a paper to Inst Civil Engineers on "Electrical Measuring Instruments"<ref>The Engineer 1892/04/29</ref> | |||
1894 Started to practise as a Consulting engineer | |||
Mr. Swinburne started [[Science Abstracts]], and was editor at first. | |||
1895 [[G. H. Baillie]] and [[William Ranson Cooper]] joined Swinburne as assistants, becoming partners soon after.<ref>Obituary of William Cooper]]</ref> | |||
1896 The company was wound up<ref>The London Gazette 10 July 1896</ref> (it is assumed this is the same company}; an agreement had been made with the [[Nalder and Harrison Syndicate]], Limited, for the sale of the goodwill, patents, etc. | 1896 The company was wound up<ref>The London Gazette 10 July 1896</ref> (it is assumed this is the same company}; an agreement had been made with the [[Nalder and Harrison Syndicate]], Limited, for the sale of the goodwill, patents, etc. | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 7 June 2020
The business of James Swinburne
By 1889 had established his own business at Teddington, Swinburne and Co[1]
c.1890 The company manufactured open circuit transformers, watt meters, etc
1892 Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition. DC meters. [2]
1892 Presented a paper to Inst Civil Engineers on "Electrical Measuring Instruments"[3]
1894 Started to practise as a Consulting engineer
Mr. Swinburne started Science Abstracts, and was editor at first.
1895 G. H. Baillie and William Ranson Cooper joined Swinburne as assistants, becoming partners soon after.[4]
1896 The company was wound up[5] (it is assumed this is the same company}; an agreement had been made with the Nalder and Harrison Syndicate, Limited, for the sale of the goodwill, patents, etc.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Proposal for John Francis Russell to join the IEE