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Later the business was run by [[William McGeoch, Senior]] | Later the business was run by [[William McGeoch, Senior]] | ||
1876 Patent '4007. And William McGeoch, junior, of Glasgow, in the county of Lanark, North Britain, Ironmonger, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improvements in automatic latches or fastening bolts."'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24305/page/1922 The London Gazette Publication date:14 March 1876 Issue:24305 Page:1922]</ref> | |||
1904 Supplied electrical fitting to the training ship [[HMS Bellerophon]] | 1904 Supplied electrical fitting to the training ship [[HMS Bellerophon]] | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 5 November 2022
of 28 West Campbell Street, Glasgow
William McGeoch and Co Ltd., of Warwick Works, Coventry Rd, Birmingham; of 28 West Campbell St., Glasgow.
1832 Business established, presumably by William McGeoch (1808- )
Later the business was run by William McGeoch, Senior
1876 Patent '4007. And William McGeoch, junior, of Glasgow, in the county of Lanark, North Britain, Ironmonger, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improvements in automatic latches or fastening bolts."'[1]
1904 Supplied electrical fitting to the training ship HMS Bellerophon
1922 Employees 400-500. Directors: Lauchlan A. McGeoch (Chairman and Managing), Alexander McGeoch, O.B.E. William McGeoch, Robert Archibald, D. T. Wilson, J.P. Products: Ships' hardware and metal cabin furnishings, signal lamps, ships' oil and candle lamps, motor lamps, switches, switchboards, electrical accessories and fittings.
1982 Acquired by Bowthorpe Holdings[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:14 March 1876 Issue:24305 Page:1922
- ↑ The Times, Aug 19, 1982