Wardle
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The Wardle Engineering Company Limited
Old Trafford
Manchester
England
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Wardle's stand at the 1953 APLE exhibition in Liverpool.
1930s logo
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Early 1950s logo
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Late 1950s logo
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In addition to their popular range of lanterns, they also manufactured: Pillar mounting brackets with spigot caps;
Pole mounting brackets (two 19" models are mentioned);
Switch fuse boxes;
Time switch boxes;
And other unspecified street lighting accessories. - APLE Exhibition Catalogue 1932
They exhibit a box type lantern incorporating the new Holophane 780 refractors in 1937. - APLE Conference Programme 1937
The firm are heavily promoting their Newton lantern which is described as
the only asymmetric unit for use with Electric Discharge Lamps. - APLE Conference Programme 1939
They have installed a traction arm version of the Solar lantern in Southport for the APLE conference. - APLE Conference Programme 1947
References:
The Illuminating Engineer 1928
APLE Exhibition Catalogue Blackpool 1932
APLE Conference Programme Folkestone 1937
APLE Conference Programme Glasgow 1939
APLE Conference Programme Southport 1947
- External Links:
- Grace's Guide
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