British Thomson Houston Electric Motors

The bth manufacturing works were based at rugby warwickshire and the company s products included induction motors alternators switchgear.

British thomson houston electric motors.

British thomson houston bth was created as a subsidiary of american general electric in may 1896. The british thomson houston co. Was part of a water bore hole pump. Some of the unique features of this 1880 s thomson.

Churchill as treasurer and general manager and researcher and science teacher elihu thomson as electrician which was a novel word at the time. Ive tested and motor runs. Talk with an expert. A thomson incandescent dynamo generator rated at 30 kilo watts and 110 volts runs again to celebrate 125 years of electric lights in edmonton.

Bth became part of associated electrical industries aei in 1928 which saw bth merged with its rival metropolitan vickers this deal made aei the largest military contractor of the british empire during the 30s. It was previously known as laing wharton and down which was founded in 1886. Bearings are noisey so will need refurbishment. Bth was a reconstruction of an existing firm laing wharton and down 1886.

In 1880 the american electric co. It had the use of the patents of ge of the u s a. A general electric form k11 controller from a batch made in the usa at schenectady in 1898 for the manx electric railway. It is now fitted to car 19 a winter saloon.

Ltd bth was created as a subsidiary of the general electric company usa in 1896 to exploit the sale of products in the united kingdom. Worldwide electric is the largest domestic importer manufacturer of industrial electric motors motor control variable frequency drives gear reducers. And access to that company s experience modifying the designs to suit the british and colonial markets. Condition is as per photos.

Edwin houston a colleague and friend of thomson was also involved in the establishment of the company. Was established in new britain ct with william parker as president frederick h. The british thomson houston co ltd bth of crown house aldwych london wc2. British thomson houston co bth was a british engineering and heavy industrial company known primarily for its electrical systems and steam turbines.