Switch to Crompton ... : advert issued by Crompton Parkinson Ltd., 1951
From the 1951 Festival of Britain handbook an advert for Crompton Parkinson's lamp bulbs against the backdrop of the South Bank's buildings. Crompton Parkinson dated from 1927 when Crompton's of Chelmsford, one of the pioneers of the UK's electrical industry and founded in 1878, was acquired by the established Leeds based company of Parkinson. The company made a wide range of products and their lamps were made in the works at Guiseley, alongside their traction motors. Taken over by Hawker Siddeley in 1968 all their original plants are now gone although the trademark name is still in existence.
Switch to Crompton ... : advert issued by Crompton Parkinson Ltd., 1951
From the 1951 Festival of Britain handbook an advert for Crompton Parkinson's lamp bulbs against the backdrop of the South Bank's buildings. Crompton Parkinson dated from 1927 when Crompton's of Chelmsford, one of the pioneers of the UK's electrical industry and founded in 1878, was acquired by the established Leeds based company of Parkinson. The company made a wide range of products and their lamps were made in the works at Guiseley, alongside their traction motors. Taken over by Hawker Siddeley in 1968 all their original plants are now gone although the trademark name is still in existence.