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

E Leitz

1869 - 1987
1888-1939, camera manufacturer, Altrincham

Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company

1888 - 1939
1886-1926, optical instrument and camera manufacturer, Berlin

C P Goerz

1886 - 1926
inventor, cinematographer; 1876-1934; USA

Kelley, William Van Doren

1876 - 1934
film laboratory, film processing company; 1924-2000; USA

Consolidated Film Industries

1924 - 2000
1881-1952, manufacturer of measuring and testing machines, Leipzig, Germany

Louis Schopper

1881 - 1952
active 1956-1980s, manufacturer of die-cast toy vehicles, Swansea, Wales

Corgi Toys Limited

1956 - 1983
1900-1998, electrical/electronic measurement instrument manufacturer, England

Marconi Instruments Limited

1900 - 1998
1866-1943, co-founder and president of the Indian Motocycle Company, Connecticut, USA, American

Hendee, George N

1866 - 1943
1913-1929, manufacturer of cine cameras, Chicago, United States

The DeVry Corporation

1913 - 1929
1879-1962, artist and photographer, French

Albin-Guillot, Laure

1879 - 1962
1887-1966, geophysicist; geodeist, Dutch

Vening Meinesz, Felix Andries

1887 - 1966
1886-1997, power generation, electronics, manufacturing and broadcasting conglomerate, United States

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

1886 - 1997
1891-1901, photographic company, Ilford, England

The Britannia Works Company Limited

1891 - 1901
1912-1961, railway line, Grimsby

Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway

1912 - 1961
1918-1968, industrial manufacturer, Rugby and Coventry, Warwickshire; Bradford, Yorkshire; Preston, Lancashire, England, British

English Electric Company Limited

1918 - 1968
1876-1953, railway company, Ireland

Great Northern Railway, Ireland

1876 - 1953
1890-1922, railway company, Scotland, United Kingdom

Brechin & Edzell Railway

1890 - 1922
1880-1922, railway company, Scotland, United Kingdom

Cathcart District Railway

1880 - 1922
1884-1922, railway company, United Kingdom

Lanarkshire & Ayrshire Railway

1884 - 1922
1873-1880, railway company, Wales, United Kingdom

Ely & Clydach Valleys Railways

1873 - 1880
1875-1922, railway company, United Kingdom

Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway

1875 - 1922
1891-1909, railway company, United Kingdom

Lanarkshire & Dumbartonshire Railway

1891 - 1909
1906-1922, railway company, United Kingdom

Lampeter, Aberayron & New Quay Light Railway

1906 - 1922
1879-1884, railway company, United Kingdom

Alloa Railway

1879 - 1884
1894-1928, railway company, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Clogher Valley Railway

1894 - 1928
1883-1923, railway company, Scotland

Killin Railway

1883 - 1923
1878-1924, railway company, United Kingdom

Ballycastle Railway

1812 - 1924
1898-1909, railway company, United Kingdom

Bankfoot Light Railway

1898 - 1909
active 1948-1969, optical instrument maker (spectroscopes etc.), London, England

Hilger and Watts Limited

1948 - 1969
1898-1994, printer, Geneva, Switzerland

Sonor SA

1898 - 1994
1871-1948, aviator; inventor, American

Wright, Orville

1871 - 1948
1873-1903, inventor, British

Turner, Edward Raymond

1873 - 1903
(1839)1919-1972, photographic retailer; pharmacist, London, England

Wallace Heaton Limited

1919 - 1972
1876-1958, poster artist; illustrator, British

Dexter, Walter

1876 - 1958
1932-1991, industrial designer, German

Muller, Gerd Alfred

1932 - 1991
1908-1994, artist; painter; poster artist, British; English

Hepple, Norman

1908 - 1994
1887-1942, painter; artist; porcelain painter; poster artist, British

Tittensor, Harry

1887 - 1942
1895-1970, medallist, British

Metcalfe, Percy

1895 - 1970
1931-2008, photographer, war photographer, British

Fincher, Terry

1931 - 2008
1866-1959, printer; publisher, London; Paris; New York

Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited

1866 - 1959
1900-1972, physician; ophthalmologist, Welsh; British

Pugh, Mary Agnes

1900 - 1972
1905-1993, painter; woodcutter; graphic designer; poster designer, British; English

Knight, Edward Loxton

1905 - 1993
1867-1944,active 1890-1920s, inventor; scientific & medical instrument maker, Austrian

Castagna, Ludwig

1867 - 1944
1942-1999, photographer, India, Paris, London, New York

Singh, Raghubir

1942 - 1999
1907-1998, artist; painter; poster artist; printmaker, British; Scottish

Patrick, James Mcintosh

1907 - 1998
1913-1986, active 1950, poster artist, British?

Cowern, Raymond Teague

1913 - 1986
1883-1966, cartoonist; illustrator; poster artist, British; Welsh

Thomas, Herbert Samuel

1883 - 1966
1947-2008, electronics manufacturer, Japanese

Sanyo

1947 - 2008
1948-1992, railway company region, Scotland

British Railways, Scottish Region

1948 - 1992