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1894-c.1950s, scientific instrument and radio manufacturers, Croydon, England

Gambrell Brothers Ltd.

1894 - 1959
1884-1991, button, badge and medal makers, Birmingham

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879
active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921
1937; railway employee, railway engineer, railway engineering manager, railway company director

Russell, David F.

1937
active 1944-1954, laboratory apparatus & instrument maker, London, England

W and J George and Becker Limited

1910 - 1954
1878-1969, mathematical & scientific instrument maker, Manchester & London, England

J Halden and Company Limited

1878 - 1969
1838-1907, chemist, English; British

Perkin, Sir William Henry

1838 - 1907
active 1828-1947, marine & aeronautical navigational instrument maker, London, England, British

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947
1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973
1898-1931, recording company; gramophone and radio manufacturer, British

Gramophone Company Limited

1898 - 1931
1888-1971, medical scientist; inventor, American

Rife, Royal Raymond

1888 - 1971

Swan, Joseph Wilson

1828 - 1914
1827-1912, surgeon; physician; developer of a system of antiseptic surgery, English; British

Lister, Joseph

1827 - 1912
1892-1974, manufacturer of radios, televisions, batteries, white goods and computers, Philadelphia, America

Philco Corporation

1892 - 1974

Curtis, Deborah

1957
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
1857-about 1948, manufacturer of sewing machines, American

Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine Company

1857
1935-1994, manufacturer of medical instruments, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Grass Instrument Company

1935
1927-current (2021), motion picture and stage lighting manufacturer, United States

Mole-Richardson

1927

Wright, Elsie

1901 - 1903

Walter, William Grey

1910 - 1977

Gibson, Reginald Oswald

1902 - 1983

Muybridge, Florado Helios

1873 - 1944

Constantinesco, George

1881 - 1965
active 1868-1968, optical instrument maker; clock maker, Manchester, England

Thomas Armstrong and Brother

1868 - 1968
1843-1877, soldier; photographer, British

Swiney, Captain Hugh Bladen

1843 - 1877
(1839)1919-1972, photographic retailer; pharmacist, London, England

Wallace Heaton Limited

1919 - 1972
1894-1960, poster printer; printer; lithographer, London

The Baynard Press

1894 - 1960
active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998
active, c. 1930 - current (2009), manufacturer of water purification equipment, United Kingdom

The Permutit Company Limited

1912 - 1993
1915-1960, aircraft manufacturer, Hayes, Middlesex; Stockport, Cheshire; Hamble, Hampshire, England, British

Fairey Aviation Company Limited

1915 - 1960
1883-1991, telecommunications manufacturer, London

Standard Telephones and Cables PLC

1883 - 1991
1835-1955, opticians, optics and photographic and camera maker, Birmingham

J Lancaster and Son

1835 - 1955
1887-1948(?), haulage firm, British

Carter, Paterson and Company Limited

1887 - 1948
active 1868-1982, adhesive products manufacturer, London

Samuel Jones and Company Limited

1868 - 1982
active c. 1894-1968, optical instrument maker, London, England

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968
1834-1893, wife & assistant to Joseph Lister, surgeon and founder of a system of antisepsis, British

Lister, Agnes Syme

1834 - 1893
1839-1902, manufacturing jeweller; goldsmith; silversith, London, England

Phillips Brothers and Sons

1839 - 1902
1896-1991, printer, London

Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited

1958 - 1991
c.1829-1905, active from 1857, photographer, French, active in Asia

Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste

1829 - 1905
1877-1926, manufacturer of explosives, Ardeer, Scotland

Nobel's Explosives Company Limited

1877 - 1926
1919-1995, multimedia publisher, educational film makers, Chicago

Society for Visual Education Inc.

1919 - 1995
active 1878-1911, scientific instrument manufacturer, London, England

Hicks, James Joseph

1837 - 1916
c. 1875 -1998, manufacturer of ceramics, Burslem, England

Dunn, Bennett and Company Limited

1878 - 1998
active 1829-1928, surgical instrument maker, London, England, British

Arnold and Sons

1829 - 1928

Kadoorie, Elly (KBE)

1867 - 1944
1915-1945, camera manufacturer, London

Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Company Limited

1915 - 1945
1945-1985, manufacturer of electronic equipment (acoustic devices), United Kingdom

Dawe Instruments Limited

1945