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

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991
1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973
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

Wright, Elsie

1901 - 1903
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998
1838-1907, chemist, English; British

Perkin, Sir William Henry

1838 - 1907
1898-1931, recording company; gramophone and radio manufacturer, British

Gramophone Company Limited

1898 - 1931

Griffiths, Frances

1907 - 1986
1894-c.1950s, scientific instrument and radio manufacturers, Croydon, England

Gambrell Brothers Ltd.

1894 - 1959
active 1928-1954, laboratory apparatus; laboratory instrument maker, London, England

Griffin and Tatlock Limited

1889 - 1999
1876-1999, manufacturer of microscopes, Vienna, Austria

Reichert

1876 - 1999
active 1901-1980s, microscope & accessory manufacturer, Manchester, England

Flatters and Garnett Limited

1901 - 1967
1874-1966, steelmakers; munitions makers, English; British

John Baker and Company Limited

1874 - 1966
1907-1992, Button Makers, Birmingham

Buttons Ltd

1907
1887-present, camera manufacturer, Munich

Linhof

1887
active 1878-1911, scientific instrument manufacturer, London, England

Hicks, James Joseph

1837 - 1916

Perry, Geoffrey E

1927 - 2000

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
1928-2002, computer artist, USA, American

Fetter, William

1928 - 2002
(1839)1919-1972, photographic retailer; pharmacist, London, England

Wallace Heaton Limited

1919 - 1972
1889-1926, camera and cinema equipment manufacturer, Dresden, Germany

Ernemann Werke

1889 - 1926
1886-1924, lens manufacturer, Leicester, England

Taylor, Taylor and Hobson Limited

1886 - 1924
1883-1928, light bulb filament manufacturer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Royal Ediswan

1883 - 1928
1883-1991, telecommunications manufacturer, London

Standard Telephones and Cables PLC

1883 - 1991
1920-1958, crystallographer, British; English

Franklin, Rosalind

1920 - 1958
1839-1932, shipping company, British

Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

1839 - 1932
active 1897-1968, laboratory apparatus and instrument maker, London, England

Baird and Tatlock (London) Limited

1897 - 2012
active 1888-1971, manufacturing chemist, Nottingham

Boots Pure Drug Company Limited

1888 - 1971
1863-1944, chemist; inventor, Belgian; American

Baekeland, Leo Hendrik

1863 - 1944
active 1944-1954, laboratory apparatus & instrument maker, London, England

W and J George and Becker Limited

1910 - 1954
active c1880-1988, wallpaper manufacturer, London, Reading & Southall (manufactory), England

John Line and Sons Limited

1880 - 1988
1924-c.1965, radio and television manufacturer, Slough; Kent

Kolster Brandes Limited

1924 - 1965
1887-1948(?), haulage firm, British

Carter, Paterson and Company Limited

1887 - 1948
active c. 1894-1968, optical instrument maker, London, England

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968
active 1870s-1924, scientific instrument maker, London, England

F Darton and Company

1879 - 1924
1843-1910, microbiologist and Nobel prize winner, German

Koch, Robert

1843 - 1910
1891-1987, physiological instrument maker, London, England, British

C F Palmer (London) Limited

1891 - 1987
1900-1907, manufacturer of electrical measuring equipment, Glasgow, Scotland

Kelvin and White

1900 - 1907
1900-1992, poster artist, British

Mayes, Reginald

1900 - 1992
1884-1945, manufacturer of pharmaceutical products; manufacturer of dyestuffs, Basle, Switzerland

Society of Chemical Industry in Basel

1884 - 1945
1930-1994, manufacturer of recording equipment, Arlington, United States

Ralph Gerbrands Company

1930 - 1994
1912-1991, metallurgist; businessman, British

Finniston, Sir Harold Montague

1912 - 1991
1858-1921, British navy steam/sail ship, used 1872-1876 oceanagraphic expedition, British

HMS Challenger

1858 - 1921
1888-1971, medical scientist; inventor, American

Rife, Royal Raymond

1888 - 1971
1919-1995, multimedia publisher, educational film makers, Chicago

Society for Visual Education Inc.

1919 - 1995