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'''Lodge Plugs''' were a [[United Kingdom|British]] manufacturer of [[spark plug]]s based in [[Birmingham]] and [[Rugby, Warwickshire]].
The company had its origins in the work of [[Sir Oliver Lodge]] (1851-1940), who was a pioneer in the field of [[electromagnetism]]. Two of his sons [[Brodie Lodge|Brodie]] and [[Alexander Lodge]], decided to turn their father's discoveries onto a commercial venture. They set up business in Birmingham in 1904. Initially, the [[Sphinz Sparking Plug Company]] produced spark plugs for them in Birmingham, but they later established their own factory.<ref name="CETLodge">{{cite web |title=RUGBY MEMORIES; The spark behind a local firm. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/RUGBY+MEMORIES;+The+spark+behind+a+local+firm.-a060236972 |publisher=Coventry Evening Telegraph |access-date=9 May 2024 |date=24 July 1999}}</ref><ref name="GG">{{cite web |title=Lodge Plugs |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lodge_Plugs |publisher=Grace's Guide To British Industrial History |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
In 1913 the Lodge Brothers amalgamated with the [[Mascot Company]] of Rugby, which had been founded by another inventor [[Bernard Hopps]], who had established his company in 1908, having left the [[British Thompson-Houston]] company to start his own business. The new firm was called the '''Lodge Sparking Plug Company Ltd'''. Following the merger, production initially took place in part of the Hunter's Lamp factory in Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby and later on in Albert Street, before a dedicated factory was opened on St Peter's Road, Rugby, in 1916, whilst the main offices remained in Birmingham. In 1919, the name was shortened to '''Lodge Plugs Ltd'''<ref name="CETLodge"/><ref name="GG"/>
Alexander Lodge died in 1938, leaving Hopps and Brodie in control of the firm. In 1949 Brodie retired from the company after 45 years, and the company was launched on the stock exchange, with Hopps becoming its Chairman and [[Managing Director]]. In 1961 the company was purchased by [[Smiths Industries]], who already owned [[KLG Plugs]]. The Lodge Plugs brand name continued to be used until 1982.<ref name="CETLodge"/>
==References==
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'''Lodge Plugs''' were a [[United Kingdom|British]] manufacturer of [[spark plug]]s based in [[Birmingham]] and [[Rugby, Warwickshire]].
The company had its origins in the work of [[Sir Oliver Lodge]] (1851-1940), who was a pioneer in the field of [[electromagnetism]]. Two of his sons [[Brodie Lodge|Brodie]] and [[Alexander Lodge]], decided to turn their father's discoveries onto a commercial venture. They set up business in Birmingham in 1904. Initially, the [[Sphinz Sparking Plug Company]] produced spark plugs for them in Birmingham, but they later established their own factory.<ref name="CETLodge">{{cite web |title=RUGBY MEMORIES; The spark behind a local firm. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/RUGBY+MEMORIES;+The+spark+behind+a+local+firm.-a060236972 |publisher=Coventry Evening Telegraph |access-date=9 May 2024 |date=24 July 1999}}</ref><ref name="GG">{{cite web |title=Lodge Plugs |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lodge_Plugs |publisher=Grace's Guide To British Industrial History |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
In 1913 the Lodge Brothers amalgamated with the [[Mascot Company]] of Rugby, which had been founded by another inventor [[Bernard Hopps]], who had established his company in 1908, having left the [[British Thompson-Houston]] company to start his own business. The new firm was called the '''Lodge Sparking Plug Company Ltd'''. Following the merger, production initially took place in part of the Hunter's Lamp factory in Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby and later on in Albert Street, before a dedicated factory was opened on St Peter's Road, Rugby, in 1916, whilst the main offices remained in Birmingham. In 1919, the name was shortened to '''Lodge Plugs Ltd'''<ref name="CETLodge"/><ref name="GG"/>
Alexander Lodge died in 1938, leaving Hopps and Brodie in control of the firm. In 1949 Brodie retired from the company after 45 years, and the company was launched on the stock exchange, with Hopps becoming its Chairman and [[Managing Director]]. In 1961 the company was purchased by [[Smiths Industries]], who already owned [[KLG Plugs]]. The Lodge Plugs brand name continued to be used until 1982.<ref name="CETLodge"/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
Okumaya devam et...