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British Thomson-Houston (BTH) was a British engineering and heavy industrial company, based at Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Originally founded to sell products from the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, it soon became a manufacturer using licences from the American company.
British Thomson-Houston (BTH) was created as a subsidiary of (American) General Electric in May 1896. It was previously known as Laing, Wharton, and Down which was founded in 1886. BTH became part of Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) in 1928, which saw BTH merged with its rival Metropolitan-Vickers .
British Thomson-Houston Co (BTH) was a British engineering and heavy industrial company, known primarily for its electrical systems and steam turbines. It had the use of the patents of GE of the U.S.A. and access to that company's experience, modifying the designs to suit the British and Colonial markets.
Learn about the history and products of BTH, a subsidiary of General Electric Company, USA, founded in 1896. BTH was involved in electrical engineering, marine apparatus, jet engines and more.
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Learn about the history and products of BTH, a major electrical engineering company founded in 1894 and based in Rugby. See photos, maps and stories of the site, its workers and its wartime activities.
Find historical records of the electrical equipment and machinery manufacturer founded in 1896 and acquired by Associated Electrical Industries in 1960. The archives are part of the Marconi Archives collection at the Weston Library in Oxford.
