The Ediswan trade name and logo was used by the company from the 1920's through to 1957 when it was replaced by the Siemens Ediswan trademark which was replaced itself in a 1960 rebranding exercise by the A.E.I groups own name. The logo usualy apeared in blacktype face in print advertisements and papework, but the surviving packaging at the Lydbrook factory show it in Blue, and Green.

Munitions Workers Lydbrook 1914-18

A photograph by G.W.Young in the possession of Mrs Margaret Wilce of first world war munitions workers, her father's sister Dorothy (Dorrie) Bundy is among the group but unfortunately she can't identify Dorrie now. The photograph was taken at Lydbrook Cable works on the enbankment which carried a private railway siding into the rear of the factory site a G.W.R tank engine can be seen in the top left of the photograph.

Cost Department Office Girls 1946-48

A photograph in the possession of Mrs Jean Griffin (nee Burford) shows Jean and a group of her collegues from the Cost Dept of the Edison Swan cable works taken sometime between 1946 and 1948. L to R Natalie Davies, Kathleen Ellis, Enid Hatton, Jean Burford, Molly Jenkins, Muriel hale, Mary Wilce. The documents left scattered around in the factrory offices passed through the hands of these young ladies.

Edison Swan Football Team 1952-53

The factory football of the 1952-53 season. Front Row L-R John Kear, Jack Davies, Denis Fluck, Joe Freeman, Kenny Davies, Gary Watkins, Derek Davies. Back Row L-R Albert Harris, Jack Hillman, Cecil Teague, Trevor Howls, Donald ("Dusty") Jones, Bill Davies, Ron Thomas, Johnny Davies, Eric Wadley, Jack Wilson. The team played within the Ross and District League division 2 and finished the season second out of tweleve. The company supported a number of sporting teams and provided a sports ground on land next to the river Wye adjacent to the factory site.

Edison Swan Ladies Cricket Team 1947

A photograp in the posession of Mrs Jean Griffin (nee Burford) show another of the companies sporting teams. Front Row L-R Dulcie, Marion Watkins, Joan fisher, Jean burford, Enid Hatton, Unknown. Back Row L-R Mr Beard, Joan Bradley, Unknown, Pauline Friedel, Rita Harvey, Marion Jordan, Unknown.

The last train to Ross 1965

A photograph in the possession of Mrs Sheila Leary captures the last train to leave Lydbrook Junction for Ross on the 1st of November 1965. By this time the line had been reduced to a goods only service for the cable works, one of the few large industries still trading in Lydbrook. The cable drums on the platform are marked A.E.I Cables the companies traiding name at the time.

Lead Cable Hydrolic Presses.

Cables coated in a lead protective sheath like the operation PLUTO cables were manufactured in hydrolic presses like these. A reserviour of molten led fed the presses and as it solidified it was extruded around a mandrill to form a pipe, a hollow mandrill was used through which the manufactured cable was fed at the same rate inside the lead piping which contracted snuggly arround the cable.