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1909 Factory at Hammersmith completed; quality of the product as good as that from the Continent<ref> The Times, 23 July 1909</ref> | 1909 Factory at Hammersmith completed; quality of the product as good as that from the Continent<ref> The Times, 23 July 1909</ref> | ||
1911 Welsbach Co of Berlin manufactures the Osram lamp in Germany and has interests in the Osram works in London and Paris<ref> The Times, 2 Mar 1911<ref> | |||
1919 [[GEC]] took over Osram, including the Osram-Robertson Lamp Works <ref>The Times, Thursday, Jul 10, 1919</ref> | 1919 [[GEC]] took over Osram, including the Osram-Robertson Lamp Works <ref>The Times, Thursday, Jul 10, 1919</ref> | ||
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In 1906, the Osram incandescent lamp was developed; its name was formed from the German words OSmium, from the element osmium, and WolfRAM, from the element tungsten (called wolfram in many languages and an alternative name in English).
The British company GEC imported Osram filaments from Germany for their own production of light bulbs[1].
1908 Advertisement for Osram lamps by GEC [2]
1909 Factory at Hammersmith completed; quality of the product as good as that from the Continent[3]
1911 Welsbach Co of Berlin manufactures the Osram lamp in Germany and has interests in the Osram works in London and ParisCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
In 1920, Auergesellschaft, Siemens & Halske, and Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) combined their electric lamp production with the formation of the German company Osram which is now part of Siemens AG.
1921 Osram GEC Lamp Works were at Hammersmith
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osram
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Nov 25, 1908
- ↑ The Times, 23 July 1909