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william edgar & son limited
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William Edgar & Son Limited
Blenheim Works
Hammersmith, WC
England
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The firm exhibited their Eclipse, Ionic, Caxton "P",
special cast bronze standard octagonal lantern (for gate piers, Town Halls etc.) and
special cast bronze bracket lantern (for corridors etc.) in 1932. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1932
The Rivercourt lantern was being heavily promoted at the 1939 conference. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1939
One of several manufacturers who produced the Standard Gas Industry Fitting for converting gas lanterns to
comply with war-time starlight conditions. - Public Lighting #17, April 1940.
The firm are now preparing their programme for post-war productions. This will include most of the models that
were popular before the war including the Rivercourt and Eclipse. - Public Lighting #44, 1944
The Rivercourt is exhibited for the first time in 1945. The Eclipse and
Caxton "P" are also being promoted. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1945
Owing to lack of space, the firm are only exhibiting the Eclipse lantern.
Other types of lantern include the Rivercourt and the Caxton rangeof square and circular
lanterns. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1946
Installed a demonstration installation along Bold Street, Southport. This consisted of nine No. 2 mantle Eclipse
lanterns with Holophane dishes, Horstmann clock controllers with Comet Ignitors. Suitable for
Class "B" lighting and are made in a range from one to six mantles. The lamps are mounted at approximately 15 ft. and
are suspended from arms. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1947
Are exhibiting the new Eclipse lantern with a new and novel form of mounting. This is
designed to facilitate installation and mounting. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1948
Are exhibiting the new Eclipse lantern with a new and novel form of mounting. The lantern itself which
has been manufactured for many years is not altered, except that the gas supply is taken in at right angles
to the body. The main feature of this design of mounting is to facilitate installation and maintenance. Air and gas
regulators and the clock controller are facing the same direction i.e. facing the ladder which is in line
with the curb. The special feature of the mounting is that the entire lamp can be disconnected from the column by
undoing the large top cap. The clock controller can be disconnected separately by undoing the by-pass tap and
Comet igniter. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1949
References:
APLE Exhibition Catalogue Blackpool 1932
APLE Conference Programme Glasgow 1939
APLE Conference Programme Glasgow 1945
APLE Conference Programme London 1946
APLE Conference Programme Southport 1947
APLE Conference Programme Eastbourne 1948
APLE Conference Programme Llandudno 1949
- External Links:
- Grace's Guide
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