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1906 Company formed <ref>The Times, 10 April 1947</ref>.
1906 Company formed as [[Westinghouse Cooper-Hewitt Co]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 10 April 1947</ref>.
 
1908 [[British Westinghouse|British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co]] Ltd announced that [[Cooper Hewitt Electric Co|Cooper Hewitt]] mercury discharge lamps would be manufactured in the UK, having previously been made in France and Germany<ref>The Times, 4 November 1908</ref>.
 
1909 Converted into private company
 
1911 '''Westinghouse Cooper-Hewitt Co''' demonstrated mercury vapour lamps at the Electrical Exhibition<ref>The Times, 11 October 1911</ref>.
 
1920 Name changed to [[Hewittic Electric Co]]


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80 York Road, Kings Cross, London.

1906 Company formed as Westinghouse Cooper-Hewitt Co Ltd[1].

1908 British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Ltd announced that Cooper Hewitt mercury discharge lamps would be manufactured in the UK, having previously been made in France and Germany[2].

1909 Converted into private company

1911 Westinghouse Cooper-Hewitt Co demonstrated mercury vapour lamps at the Electrical Exhibition[3].

1920 Name changed to Hewittic Electric Co

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 10 April 1947
  2. The Times, 4 November 1908
  3. The Times, 11 October 1911