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‎‎[[Image: ‎Im18800625E-Edmundson.jpg|thumb| June 1880. ]]
‎‎[[Image: ‎Im18800625E-Edmundson.jpg|thumb| June 1880. ]]
of 33 to 36 Capel Street, Dublin


of 19 Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW (the English office of a company based in Dublin}<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/8019/TheManufacturedGasIndustry_Volume4] Historic England</ref>
English office at 19 Great George Street, Westminster, London<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/8019/TheManufacturedGasIndustry_Volume4] Historic England</ref>


1880 Makers of Wigham's Patent 'Atmospheric' Gas Machine (see advert)
1880 Makers of Wigham's Patent 'Atmospheric' Gas Machine (see advert)
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1884 Mary Edmundson, Widow, John Richardson Wigham, Henry Wigham, and [[Joshua William Edmundson]], carried on business as Gas Engineers, and Electricians, under the style or firm of J. Edmundson and Co. at No. 19, Great George-street, Westminster, when they applied for winding up of [[Jablochkoff Electric Light Co|Jablochkoff Electric Light and Power Co]]<ref>London Gazette 22 January 1884</ref>
1884 Mary Edmundson, Widow, John Richardson Wigham, Henry Wigham, and [[Joshua William Edmundson]], carried on business as Gas Engineers, and Electricians, under the style or firm of J. Edmundson and Co. at No. 19, Great George-street, Westminster, when they applied for winding up of [[Jablochkoff Electric Light Co|Jablochkoff Electric Light and Power Co]]<ref>London Gazette 22 January 1884</ref>
1887 Description and drawings of lenses and gas burners used in Wigham’s patent
double quadriform light for lighthouses, as exhibited in the Irish section of the [[1887 Royal Jubilee Exhibition Manchester]] by J. Edmundson and Co of 33 to 36, Capel-street, Dublin.<ref>[[Engineering 1887/08/12]]</ref>


1888 Limited company
1888 Limited company
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[[Category: Electrical Engineering - Light]]

Latest revision as of 16:40, 21 February 2025

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June 1880.

of 33 to 36 Capel Street, Dublin

English office at 19 Great George Street, Westminster, London[1]

1880 Makers of Wigham's Patent 'Atmospheric' Gas Machine (see advert)

1880s John Richardson Wigham was head of the firm (in Ireland)

1884 Mary Edmundson, Widow, John Richardson Wigham, Henry Wigham, and Joshua William Edmundson, carried on business as Gas Engineers, and Electricians, under the style or firm of J. Edmundson and Co. at No. 19, Great George-street, Westminster, when they applied for winding up of Jablochkoff Electric Light and Power Co[2]

1887 Description and drawings of lenses and gas burners used in Wigham’s patent double quadriform light for lighthouses, as exhibited in the Irish section of the 1887 Royal Jubilee Exhibition Manchester by J. Edmundson and Co of 33 to 36, Capel-street, Dublin.[3]

1888 Limited company

The business was principally involved in providing lighting installations to large country mansions, public institutions, etc

1897 Edmundsons' Electricity Corporation was incorporated as a public company to acquire Edmundsons Ltd, engineers and electricians, of 19 Great George St, [4]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Historic England
  2. London Gazette 22 January 1884
  3. Engineering 1887/08/12
  4. The Times, Apr 22, 1897