Gas Meter Co
of Kingsland Road, London (1868)
'Crolls' of 238 Kingsland Road, London, EC4. Telephone: Bishopsgate 7571. Telegraphic Address: "Meter, 'Phone, London"
of Oldham (1909)
1862 Business established. The original directors included Alexander Angus Croll and George Rait, Jun and Stephenson Clarke; early share holders were Dr Fraser and H. P. Stephenson[3]
Presumably acquired John West and Co at some point
By 1909 the company was occupying the works of gas meter maker, West and Gregson in Oldham, established 1830 (see picture of the building)
1922 Directors: Sir H. Cowan, F. R. Smith, W. W. Parkinson and J. A. Macleod. Sec. F. W. Church.
1925 Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan owned 98% of the shares in the Gas Meter Co which in turn had a minority interest in the Diaphragm and General Leather Co Ltd[4].
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Gas Measuring Apparatus of all kinds, including Meters, Governors, Gauges, Test Meters, Clock controllers, Automatic Time Switches, etc., and the Recorda Money Box for Service Rentals and Tariff Schemes. (Stand Nos. Ca.803 and Ca.702) [5]