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1870 [[Thomas Boverton Redwood]] became secretary and chemist to the Association; he developed testing methods. | 1870 [[Thomas Boverton Redwood]] became secretary and chemist to the Association; he developed testing methods. | ||
1889 Redwood resigned from the Association | 1889 Redwood resigned from the Association. [[William Fox]] became chemist of the Association<ref>The Times July 24, 1890</ref> | ||
By 1897 the test methods were being called into question as favouring the industry<ref>The Economist [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xPzCuaCK1tAC&pg=PA985&dq=petroleum+association&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdiIPL4--AAxVjQEEAHa24BG84ChDoAXoECAkQAg]</ref> | By 1897 the test methods were being called into question as favouring the industry<ref>The Economist [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xPzCuaCK1tAC&pg=PA985&dq=petroleum+association&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdiIPL4--AAxVjQEEAHa24BG84ChDoAXoECAkQAg]</ref> | ||
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of South Sea House, Threadneedle-street
1866 The rules of the Association were agreed[1]
It regulated the oil trade in London by testing the flash point of samples and issuing certificates for imported (essentially American) petroleum; Alfred G. Kemp was the Association's secretary and tester[2]
A similar Society operated in Liverpool.
1870 Thomas Boverton Redwood became secretary and chemist to the Association; he developed testing methods.
1889 Redwood resigned from the Association. William Fox became chemist of the Association[3]
By 1897 the test methods were being called into question as favouring the industry[4]
1898 The Association was in liquidation[5]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Reports from Select Committees of the House of Lords and Evidence, Volume 9, 1872 [2]