A précis from 1846 of the history of the London Stereoscopic Company to the present day operation known as Timefame LSC International.
The London Stereoscopic Company of 1846 became The London Stereoscopic & Phonographic Company in 1878 and then Miles & Kaye in 1933. During 1962 Roy W Norman acquired this company and its various subsidiaries, Promotions - Artists - Recordings - Publishers, by way of a buy-out when they thereafter became amalgamated with Timefame to eventually become Timefame LSC International.
Roy W Norman has remained at the helm with high profile clientele from the world of blue-chip business, working upon a 'quality not quantity' basis, with all clients' receiving personal attention.

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A more detailed history of Timefame LSC International together with a link to a few of its archived photographs is given below.

In 1846 George Swan Nottage (later to become Alderman and The Right Honourable) founded the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC), promoting the inventions of Scottish scientist Sir David Brewster (11 Dec 1781 - 10 Feb 1868) and others.  During 1884 he was bestowed the prestigious title of The Lord Mayor of the City of London.  Nottage, who married Christiana in 1851, was an author whose well known writings included The Shakespearean Diary that he produced under the initials GSN as well as many amusing and trenchant sketches of character under the nom de plume of Persuis Junior. At the Great International Exhibition of 1862 the company played a leading roll and their premises at 108/110 and at 118 Regents Street in London's West End and also at 54 Cheapside in the City became known throughout the world. On the 22nd March 1878 an exclusive Agreement was signed with Thomas Edison that expanded the business by commercially producing, as sole licensee, the Phonograph machine that was to be purchased by millions throughout the world. The company then became known as the London Stereoscopic and Phonographic Company. Meanwhile the world's rulers and their Ambassadors, who produced clients such as QUEEN VICTORIA, her son, who later became KING EDWARD VII, Gladstone, Charles Dickens, Henry Irving and Disraeli, to name just a few, made regular referrals to the company's growing services. As part of their marketing and promotional operations, the company was contracted by Dickens to produce the illustrations for many of his works, while in 1866 Dickens also commissioned the company's photographic services to produce a series of studies of himself. The Right Hon. George Swan Nottage died after a short illness on the 11th April 1885 in the 63rd year of his life while still in office as Lord Mayor of the City of London. He left a wife, son and daughter and his magnificent tomb is to be found in the crypt of London's St. Paul's Cathedral.

Meanwhile business Achievement Medals continued to be awarded, including in London, Paris, Dublin, Vienna, Berlin, New York, Philadelphia, Sydney and Melbourne. On the 21st April 1933, in order to reflect that it had grown into a multi-business conglomerate serving businesses throughout the world, the company changed its trading title to reflect four divisions. Miles & Kaye, Miles & Kaye Artists (Film and Wireless), Miles & Kaye Recordings and Miles & Kaye Publishers who were also owners and publishers of Fifteen! (The Great American Mystery game). In May 1937 Miles & Kaye had the honour of being exclusively appointed to officially record the events of the Coronation State Luncheon for KING GEORGE V1 with Queen Elizabeth held in the Guildhall of the City of London. During September 1940 the company premises at 54 Cheapside, situated in the 'Wall Street' of the City of London, was destroyed by enemy action. (picture in our images gallery .. link below). New premises were quickly found at 100 Southampton Row.

It was at these expansive premises that in 1962 our present principal, Roy W. Norman, negotiated an acquisition of the Miles & Kaye group of companies. The previous year had seen the establishment of Timefame that had quickly become both a high profile corporate litigation investigation operation and a counter commercial espionage consultancy for blue chip corporate and well known private clients as well as attorneys . The acquisition of Miles & Kaye artists resulted in a new division to provide Timefame consultancy investigative services to well-known artists and companies associated with showbiz - the film and stage world. The Miles and Kaye companies were amalgamated into Timefame and business has since continued under similar Timefame or Timefame LSC International titles with major corporations from around the world, government bodies and individuals, appointing Timefame when they are seeking that something extra from their instructions.
In the 1970's long before the advent of the internet, Roy W Norman funded and oversaw the development of an Electronic Public Network Information system, EPNITEX, a business service that was not only able to link corporate branches worldwide with text (including e-mail) and pictures, but was an electronic marking system to the public. Data that could be viewed throughout the world was in 'real-time' The Times (London) wrote '.... a new and more technically advanced system..." Well known corporate names and their PR companies were quick to see commercial advantages.
Timefame have for many years offered a consultancy service to businesses and charities who want to take advantage of the internet but who, prudently, do not want to exclusively rely upon their workers conversant just in IT. They use the additional contribution of a business-led approach that Timefame Web Consultancy provides.

Roy W. Norman was born in the area of Blackheath London and married Carmel in 1964.  Their family home is a 27-roomed Hall built Circa 1610 set in several acres of gardens. Two of their children, Alison and Neil, have graduated with a law degree while the third, Adrian, is an undergraduate studying Classics.  At the time of founding Timefame, Roy W Norman was employed as a Litigation Manager to a busy Mayfair solicitors' office.  Once he found that his independent consultancy services and experiences were in high demand by leading Mayfair and City solicitors on behalf of their high profile clients, he shelved plans to be articled and become a solicitor, taking instead his first steps towards becoming an entrepreneur.

The consultancy services offered by Roy W Norman have always been upon a 'quality not quantity' basis, with clients receiving personal attention. In more recent years, to allow his decades of experience to be taken advantage of, certain 'lay' personal clients have been accepted, particularly if they have shown special circumstances (ie the interests of a minor are involved).

Our clients have come from cities across the world including London, Cairo, Paris, Rome, Denver, New Delhi, Kingston, Tokyo, Sydney, Dublin, San Francisco, Oslo, New York, Mexico City, Athens, Helsinki, Montreal, Vancouver, Calcutta, Madrid, Hong Kong, Trinidad, Brisbane, Amsterdam, Los Angeles ...

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