W. A. Benjamin Electric Company

Founded in 1911 and still operated by the same family, W.A. Benjamin Electric Company manufactures quality electrical distribution equipment. `W.A.` started producing lighting and power panelboards in a barn shop in Los Angeles. These panels typically consisted of knife switches, fuses and copper bus bars mounted on sheets of marble or slate that were assembled on iron angle frames. His customers varied from the Los Angeles Board of Education to the Los Angeles Telephone Company. Through the years W. A. Benjamin Electric Company has been involved in the manufacture of products such as fire alarm boxes, stage lighting dimmer controls and switchboards for many different applications.