B J Edwards and Company Limited

occupation:
Manufacturer of photographic equipment
Nationality:
British
born in:
England, United Kingdom

active 1860s-1909, in Ealing and Hackney;

1887 - the first in this country to make Orthochromatic plates;

1909 - acquired by Leto Photo materials Co. (1905) Ltd.; the Ealing works remained and 'Edwards' became a brand name;

B J Edwards (died 1914) was the father of Austin Edwards, who after retirement from 'B.J Edwards' started a small factory, Wisto, in Hayes, Middlesex.