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1895 [[G. H. Baillie]] and [[William Ranson Cooper]] joined Swinburne as assistants, becoming partners soon after.<ref>Obituary of William Cooper]]</ref> | 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 Construction Syndicate|Nalder and Harrison Syndicate]], Limited, for the sale of the goodwill, patents, etc. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:26, 8 March 2023
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