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1843-1910, microbiologist and Nobel prize winner, German

Koch, Robert

1843 - 1910
active 1928-1954, laboratory apparatus; laboratory instrument maker, London, England

Griffin and Tatlock Limited

1889 - 1999
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1882-1960, plastic surgeon, lecturer, Dunedin, New Zealander

Gillies, Sir Harold Delf

1882 - 1960
1884-1991, button, badge and medal makers, Birmingham

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991
active 1887 -1920s?, manufacturer of leather goods, picnic baskets and silver, London, ENgland

Drew and Sons

1887 - 1935
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
1880-1995, laboratory equipment manufacturer (chemistry, physics), London, England

A Gallenkamp and Company Limited

1880 - 1995
1845-1923, physicist; discoverer of X-rays, German

Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad

1845 - 1923
1880-1958, sexologist; advocate of birth control, British; Scottish

Stopes, Marie

1880 - 1958
active 1897-1968, laboratory apparatus and instrument maker, London, England

Baird and Tatlock (London) Limited

1897 - 2012
c.1880 -1992, stationers; scientific equipment manufacturer, Manchester, England

A G Thornton Limited

1880 - 1992
active c. 1894-1968, optical instrument maker, London, England

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968
1881-1955, bacteriologist; discoverer of penicillin, British

Fleming, Sir Alexander

1881 - 1955
1878-1969, mathematical & scientific instrument maker, Manchester & London, England

J Halden and Company Limited

1878 - 1969
c1907 - present (2010), safety lamp manufacturer, Aberdare

E Thomas & Williams Limited

1860
1895-1980s, manufacturer of medicinal lozenges, England

Iron Jelloids Company Limited

1895
1896-1947, scientific instrument and radio manufacturer, Cambridge

W G Pye and Company Limited

1896 - 1947
active 1871-current (2012), manufacturer of jams and jellies, Liverpool & London, England

William Hartley and Sons Limited

1871
1853-1914, police officer, French

Bertillon, Alphonse

1853 - 1914
1857-1969, optical instrument makers (microscope), London, England

James Swift and Son Limited

1857 - 1969
1842-, manufacturer of ceramics, Burslem, England

John Maddock and Sons Limited

1842
active 1888-1971, manufacturing chemist, Nottingham

Boots Pure Drug Company Limited

1888 - 1971
1886-1926, optical instrument and camera manufacturer, Berlin

C P Goerz

1886 - 1926
1846-, iron founder, West Bromwich, England

Joseph and Jesse Siddons

1846
1888-current (2010), medical & scientific instrument manufacturer/ supplier, London, British

G H Zeal Limited

1888
1889-c.1960, sign manufacturer, Selly Oak

Patent Enamel Co Ltd

1889 - 1960
1897-2006?, researcher; manufacturer of electronic communication equipment, United Kingdom

Marconi Company Limited

1897 - 2006
1845-1978, engineers and machinery manufacturers, Salford and Manchester, England

Mather and Platt Limited

1845 - 1978
1869-1986/7, optical instrument maker (microscope & cameras - Leica), Germany

E Leitz

1869 - 1987
1851-1964, manufacturer of mathmetical equipment, London

W. H. Harling Ltd

1851 - 1964
1888-1981, scientific instrument, optics, camera and cinema projector manufacturer, Leeds

A. Kershaw and Sons Limited

1888
1868-1999, medallists; die-sinkers; mint; jewellers, Le Locle, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Huguenin Frères & Compagnie

1868 - 1999
active 1842-1876, Elsecar mine superintendant/ manager, inventor of the anemometer, British

Biram, Benjamin

1842 - 1876
Ilford Limited

Ilford Limited

1879
active 1868-1968, optical instrument maker; clock maker, Manchester, England

Thomas Armstrong and Brother

1868 - 1968
1898-1968, experimental pathologist; bacteriologist, Australian

Florey, Baron Florey, Howard Walter

1898 - 1968
1895-1979, artist; painter; poster artist; caricaturist; illustrator, Indian born; British

Thomson, Alfred Reginald

1895 - 1979
1842-1877, manufacturers, London

Parker Field & Sons

1842 - 1877
1895-c.1950, gas and laboratory equipment manufacturer, Warrington, Cheshire, England

Fletcher Russell and Company Limited

1895
active 1863 -1952, manufacturer of pharmaceuticals; manufacturer of dyestuffs, German

Farbwerke vorm Meister Lucius und Brüning

1880 - 1952
about 1845-1907, photographic and magic lantern retailer, Cheapside, London

Benetfink

1845 - 1907
1842-1890, inventor, motion picture pioneer, Metz, France

Le Prince, Louis Aimé Augustin

1842 - 1890
1881-1968, manufacturing engineers, Openshaw, Manchester

Crossley Brothers Limited

1881 - 2009
active 1853-1921, optical, mathematical, philosophical & electrical inst. maker, London, England

Elliott Brothers

1853 - 1921
1852 - current (2009), manufacturer of ceramics, Chodziez, Poland

Chodziez

1897
1876-1999, manufacturer of microscopes, Vienna, Austria

Reichert

1876 - 1999
active 1889-1969, manufacturer of engines, cranes and excavators, Hull, England

Priestman Brothers Limited

1889 - 1969
1891-1941, physician; medical researcher, Canadian

Banting, Sir Frederick Grant

1891 - 1941
Turner, Edward Raymond

Turner, Edward Raymond

1873 - 1903