Electric lighting
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Papers on electric light installation, 1891 - 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/55
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the Admiralty concerning the proposal and estimated cost of electrical light installations at the Royal Observatory, 1891-1894, including tenders from various companies.Contract with Johnson and Phillips to install electric lighting at the Royal Observatory, with related correspondence, 1892-1896.Tenders from J.D.F. Andrews and Co., the Anglo-American Brush Co., Drake and Goreham, and Siemen Bros., all of which were rejected, with related correspondence,...
Dates:
1891 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on electric light installation, 1900 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/56
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Johnson and Phillips concerning leakage in the electric light installations, 1900.Correspondence with Crossley Bros. concerning repairs to the gas engine and the supply of cooling tanks, 1901-1902.Correspondence with Longstreth's Ltd concerning the purchase of new electric hand lamps, 1902.Correspondence with Rawlings Bros., including an estimate and a sketch for a wrought iron basket, 1902.Correspondence with the Electrical Engineer,...
Dates:
1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).