Talk:Abel & Imray

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I created this page and am a current Partner at Abel & Imray. (As you might guess, my name is Jim Pearson)

Jim6pearson (talk) 12:38, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

COI and notability allegations[edit]

Once I'd realised that I'd perhaps risked violating the COI guidelines, I admitted on this talk page that I am a current partner of Abel & Imray. The source of infomation is a brochure published in 1971 about the firm. Most of the information of historical interest is added on pages dedicated to our founding partners Mr Abel and Mr Imray. I thought it would be a shame to allow the material gathered in 1971 to get lost in a dusty library and so wrote the relevant pages. The firm must be one of the first founded in the UK (est 1871) and the founding partners and a small collection of other indiviuals set up the profession's institute, CIPA. These facts about the firm and Mssrs Abel and Imray are of historical interest. It seemed odd to write pages for Mssrs Abel & Imray and not link them to each other via a page like this. The fact that we are still in business today, must be of interest - I'm not sure that I know of any other UK firm that has had a name that has lasted as long: perhaps someone can prove me wrong! Lastly, I've been careful not to include anything to advertise the current firm, its clients, or its currrent rankings in surveys such as Legal 500, Chambers, or the like, although these might justify notability, despite being temporary! (so I'm not sure what to do). Jim6pearson (talk) 17:42, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This link at least demonstrates that the brochure in question was circulated at some point in the past:

http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/wwwopac.exe?&qDB=London&DATABASE=dcatalo&LANGUAGE=0&rf=100006268&SUCCESS=false —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jim6pearson (talk • contribs) 18:02, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't suppose it is acceptable for me to remove the COI and notability notices, but would someone like to check this out and do it for me. Our firm is certainly of greater historical interest in the UK than many others on Wikipedia.Jim6pearson (talk) 22:15, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The firm will be 150 years old in 2021, is referred to in multiple independent sources, is of historical interest, and is no less notable than other UK IP firms on Wikipedia. Suggest that notability comment be removed, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.159.216.116 (talk) 10:57, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Other interesting info about A&I that could be added?[edit]

Am now a little wary of changing anything on the Abel & Imray page, but will endeavour to list here anything of historical interest:

http://earlyradiohistory.us/1907mac.htm shows the close relationship between the firm and cutting edge (radio) technology during the early 20th Century! Jim6pearson (talk) 21:12, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

150 years anniversary[edit]

Abel + Imray will be 150 years in business in 2021, which has caused the present-day partners of the firm to research exactly when it was founded. Records show that is must have been between May 1871 when John Imray was not yet at the firm's first offices at Southampton buildings (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24093/page/2472/data.pdf) and July 1871 when Charles Imray was there (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23763/page/3474/data.pdf) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.159.216.116 (talk) 10:41, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]