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Bio-Automatics Ltd

Primary Address
13 Princeton Street
Red Lion Square
Holborn
WC
until July 1913

Additional Addresses
9 Hart Street
Bloomsbury
Holborn
WC

82 Southampton Row
Avenue Chambers
Holborn
WC
from July 1913

Business Detail
Category: Cinema Equipment Manufacturer or Supplier
Type: Manufacturer of Automatic Machines
Capital: £10,000 (5,000 6% preference shares and 5,000 ordinary shares of £1)

Notes
Formed for the purchasing of patents relating to Mutoscopes (Nos 14439 30.7.1895, 8338 (7.4.1898), 1572 (23.1.1899) from The Bio Trust and William Thomas Smedley of the Bio Trust. The Bio Trust Ltd, 9 Hart St, purchased 3500 shares in January 1909. Originally registered at 9 Hart Street, Bloomsbury. Moved to 82 Avenue Chambers, Southampton Row, July 1913

Trading Information
Trading Dates: from 10 January 1908 until 32 1912.
Start Notes: Reg 10 Jan 1908
End Notes: Ceased trading in 1912

Related Venues

None

Related People

William Herbert Smedley (Director)
William Thomas Smedley (Director)

Sources/References

Bioscope Annual 1910-11 (p.347)
BT 31/12251/96407

We are keen to hear from anyone with additional information or corrections to be made to this data. Please send comments to i.christie@bbk.ac.uk.
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