Thomson-Houston Electric Company

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American company defunct company electrical equipment manufacturer

Thomson-Houston Electric Company was a major late-19th-century American electrical manufacturing firm that became a key predecessor to General Electric.

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Label Occurrences
Thomson-Houston Electric Company canonical 2
British Thomson-Houston Company 1
Thomson-Houston International Electric Company 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American company ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
electrical equipment manufacturer ⓘ
associatedWith Lynn, Massachusetts industrial development ⓘ
early history of General Electric ⓘ
competedWith Edison General Electric Company ⓘ
Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Westinghouse Electric Company
contributedTo electrification of American cities ⓘ
spread of central power stations ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1892 ⓘ
foundedBy Charles A. Coffin ⓘ
Edwin J. Houston ⓘ
Elihu Thomson ⓘ
Investors associated with Lynn, Massachusetts interests ⓘ
hasPart Thomson-Houston Electric Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Thomson-Houston International Electric Company
headquartersLocation Lynn, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra late 19th century ⓘ
inception 1883 ⓘ
industry electric lighting ⓘ
electrical equipment ⓘ
power generation equipment ⓘ
keyPerson Charles A. Coffin ⓘ
Edwin J. Houston ⓘ
Elihu Thomson ⓘ
locationFounded Lynn, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
mergedInto General Electric ⓘ
surface form: General Electric Company
mergerDate 1892 ⓘ
mergerWith Edison General Electric Company ⓘ
notableFor being a major late-19th-century American electrical manufacturer ⓘ
development of electric lighting and power systems ⓘ
parentOrganizationAfterMerger General Electric ⓘ
surface form: General Electric Company
patentPortfolio numerous patents in electric lighting ⓘ
numerous patents in electric power machinery ⓘ
predecessorOf General Electric ⓘ
surface form: General Electric Company
product arc lighting systems ⓘ
electric generators ⓘ
electric motors ⓘ
electrical control apparatus ⓘ
incandescent lighting equipment ⓘ
power transmission equipment ⓘ
stockListedOn Boston Stock Exchange ⓘ
successor General Electric ⓘ
surface form: General Electric Company
technologyFocus alternating current systems ⓘ
arc lighting technology ⓘ

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Elihu Thomson → employer → Thomson-Houston Electric Company ⓘ
Thomson-Houston Electric Company → hasPart → Thomson-Houston Electric Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomson-Houston International Electric Company
Edwin J. Houston → coFounderOf → Thomson-Houston Electric Company ⓘ
D. Gabor → employer → Thomson-Houston Electric Company ⓘ
subject surface form: Dennis Gabor
this entity surface form: British Thomson-Houston Company