Industrial Journals

From the late 1960s until the 1990s, Thorn published a popular journal featuring many of the company's new product developments as well as selected lighting installations, and technical papers contributed by its staff. A selection of issues are reproduced here with the kind permission of Hugh King and Paul Stranks at Thorn Lighting.

Published by the British Thomson-Houston Company and later by its successor Associated Electrical Industries, "The Outshining Light" was an occasional journal covering new developments in Mazda lamps and lighting equipment and their applications.

First published by the British Thomson-Houston Company in October 1913, "Mazda House News" was a short-lived magazine for the electrical trade whose lifespan was cut short by the outbreak of war less than a year after its launch. At that time, BTH was a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric of America and the similarities in advertising material between the two companies are quite striking. The magazine is named after the company headquarters at Mazda House, 77 Upper Thames Street, London EC.

Thorn Lighting News made its first appearance in 1987, and was primarily intended for the company's employees. It superseded the earlier Headline newsletter and factory-based publications such as the Leicester Lamplighter, and provides a rich source of historic information on the company's new product introductions and expansion.

The GE Lampmaker was an occasional newsletter, primarily issued for internal company communications.

The Magazine of Light, later Light Magazine, was introduced by Theodore W. Frech of General Electric of America in 1923 and continued in print for five decades until 1973. It was primarily intended as a customer journal to introduce new products and illustrate their applications, as well as containing a wealth of educational material for lighting designers.