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1882 September: Share prospectus for '''Lancashire Maxim-Weston Electric Co'''. Includes the rights to the Weston Dynamo Machine and Arc Lamp and the Maxim Dynamo and Incandescent Lamps.  The electrician and manager war Mr E. H. Thompson, Liverpool Works <ref> The Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1882</ref>
1882 September: Share prospectus for '''Lancashire Maxim-Weston Electric Co'''. Includes the rights to the Weston Dynamo Machine and Arc Lamp and the Maxim Dynamo and Incandescent Lamps.  The electrician and manager war Mr E. H. Thompson, Liverpool Works <ref> The Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1882</ref>
The [[Maxim-Weston Electric Co]] had sold the company a licence to vend and use certain inventions patented by Maxim, Nicholls and Weston<ref>The Times, Jun 13, 1885</ref>


1882 [[Frederick Henry Royce]] left [[Electric Light and Power Generator Co‎]] and joined the [[Lancashire Maxim-Weston Electric Co]] as the Chief Electrician, working on street and theatre lighting.
1882 [[Frederick Henry Royce]] left [[Electric Light and Power Generator Co‎]] and joined the [[Lancashire Maxim-Weston Electric Co]] as the Chief Electrician, working on street and theatre lighting.
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1885 Case brought to liquidate the company by Admiral Sir H. Inglefield <ref> The Morning Post, Saturday, June 27, 1885</ref>   
1885 Case brought to liquidate the company by Admiral Sir H. Inglefield <ref> The Morning Post, Saturday, June 27, 1885</ref>   


==Maxim-Weston Company==
Not sure of the connection with the above but the similarity of name suggests there is one.
1882 Public company
1882 June: The [[Electric Light and Power Generator Co]] changed its name to '''Maxim-Weston Electric Co''' Ltd<ref>The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 29, 1882</ref>. The company had recently bought the Weston (dynamo) and Maxim (lamp) rights and patents and was able to meet all requirements for electric lighting, whether arc or incandescent<ref>Western Mail, June 30, 1882</ref>.
1883 Renewal of contract with the city of London for 3 months to supply lighting <ref>The Times, Apr 18, 1883</ref>
1888 The company offered to supply the City of London with lighting for initial cost of £15,000 and annual cost of £3,875 for maintaining 800 lights in opposition to a tender from [[Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation]]<ref>The Times, Feb 22, 1888</ref>


1890 The directors had discontinued drawing salaries; several new travellers had been employed; the company had established a central station at Dalston and was making switches and electrical appliances; St Margaret's Mansions was being wired<ref>The Electrical Engineer, 28 February 1890</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 12:26, 18 August 2013

of 93 Leadenhall St, London (offices)

of 14 Peter's Lane, Liverpool (works)

1882 September: Share prospectus for Lancashire Maxim-Weston Electric Co. Includes the rights to the Weston Dynamo Machine and Arc Lamp and the Maxim Dynamo and Incandescent Lamps. The electrician and manager war Mr E. H. Thompson, Liverpool Works [1]

The Maxim-Weston Electric Co had sold the company a licence to vend and use certain inventions patented by Maxim, Nicholls and Weston[2]

1882 Frederick Henry Royce left Electric Light and Power Generator Co‎ and joined the Lancashire Maxim-Weston Electric Co as the Chief Electrician, working on street and theatre lighting.

1885 Case brought to liquidate the company by Admiral Sir H. Inglefield [3]


See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1882
  2. ↑ The Times, Jun 13, 1885
  3. ↑ The Morning Post, Saturday, June 27, 1885
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