| REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO. ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||
| 101 | Deferred shares | 189[8], black, pink underprint | #7691 | EF | £25-30 |
 |
|||||
| 104 | Preference shares | 19[04], red | #972 | VF | £20-25 |
 |
|||||
| 104 | Ordinary shares | 19[04], blue | #1735 | VF | £20-25 |
Welsbach Incandescent Gas Light Company Ltd
Registered 1897. Dissolved <1932. Company number 55188.
The Welsbach name (from Austrian inventor Carl Auer von Welsbach) is synonymous with gas mantles like Hoover is to vacuum cleaners and was certainly the largest company having numerous branches and subsidiaries in many countries. Name changed to Welsbach Light Company Ltd. in 1914.
Capital £3,500,000 in £1,500,000 5% Cumulative Preference stock, £1,350,000 7% Cumulative ordinary stock and £650,000 Deferred shares of £1.
Capital restructure by 1904 to £1,343,975 in 600,000 6% Cumulative Preference shares of £1 and 743,975 Ordinary shares of £1.
1897