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Curtis, Deborah

1957
active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921
1919-1995, multimedia publisher, educational film makers, Chicago

Society for Visual Education Inc.

1919 - 1995
1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973
1934-c.1989, battery and radio manufacturer, Britain

Vidor Limited

1934 - 1989
1932-1986, radio and television receiver manufacturer, London

Bush Radio Limited

1932 - 1986
1923-current (2010), manufacturer, United States

Moviola

1923

Walter, William Grey

1910 - 1977

Schwab, Robert S.

1904 - 1972
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
1907-1972, components manufacturer, Warwick

Eagle Engineering Co

1907 - 1972
1936-1999, plastics manufacturer (optics), London, Slough; England, British

Combined Optical Industries Limited

1936 - 1999
1931-1972, petroleum oil marketing, London, England, British

Shell-Mex and BP Limited

1931 - 1972
active 1920-1970, manufacturer of pharmaceuticals; chemical manufacturer, UK subsiduary of Swiss co

Geigy (UK) Limited

1920 - 1970
1896-1991, printer, London

Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited

1958 - 1991
active 1948-1969, optical instrument maker (spectroscopes etc.), London, England

Hilger and Watts Limited

1948 - 1969

Leyland Motors Limited

1907 - 1968

Griffiths, Frances

1907 - 1986
1949-1977, audio equipment manufacturer, England

Ferrograph

1949 - 1977
1949-2003, manufacturer of optics and imaging equipment, Japan

Olympus Optical Company Limited

1949 - 2003
1935-1960, camera manufacturer, Windsor

Specto Ltd

1935 - 1960
1918-2000, steam engineer; manufacturer of stationary engines, Grantham, English; British

Ruston and Hornsby Limited

1918 - 2000
1910-2003, manufacturer of bicycles, Aston, Birmingham, England, British

Hercules Cycle and Motor Company Limited

1910 - 2003
1917-1958, manufacturer of projectors and cine equipment, Leeds, United Kingdom

Kalee Limited

1917 - 1958
active 1954-1971, pharmaceutical researcher and manufacturer, UK subsiduary of Swiss parent

CIBA Laboratories Limited

1954 - 1971
1926-1967, camera manufacturer, Birmingham

Coronet Camera Company

1926 - 1967
1919-1926, camera manufacturer, Stuttgart

Contessa-Nettel AG

1919 - 1926
1930-1998, manufacturer, Sheffield

Firth Brown Steels

1930 - 1998
1930s-1978, manufacturer of uniforms and helmets, England

J Compton Sons and Webb Limited

1930 - 1978
1929-1962, radio and television manufacturers, England

Murphy Radio Limited

1929 - 1962
1938-c.2000, radio and television manufacturer, Berkshire, England

Decca Radio and Television Limited

1938 - 2000
active 1928-1956, manufacturer of automatic and dispensing machines, London, England

British Automatic Company Limited

1928 - 1956
1945; clergy, personnel manager, railway personnel manager, clergy

Deboo, Alan John

1945
1957; engineering manager, railway freight company director, railway infrastructure manager, railway infrastructure company director, railway company director

Gisby, Robin William

1957
1922-1978?, manufacturer of wireless (radio receiver) components and valves, Blackheath, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Burndept Limited

1922
1937; railway employee, railway engineer, railway engineering manager, railway company director

Russell, David F.

1937
1954; railway employee, railway manager, railway freight manager, railway company director

Braybrook, Ian K.

1954
1914-1956, writing pen and ink manufacturer, London, England, British

Mabie, Todd and Company Limited

1914
1946; railway employee, railway manager, railway passenger manager, railway company director

Warburton, Ivor William

1908
b 1959, photographer, television and film maker, Portland, Oregon

MacMillan, Tim

1959
1908-1996, hospital, Alton, Hampshire, England, British

Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital

1908
1958-current (2007), ocean systems, agricultural engineering, Massachusetts, United States

The Sippican Corporation

1958
1917-1997, molecular biologist, British; English

Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery

1917 - 1997
1914-2002, chemist; molecular biologist, Austrian-born; British

Perutz, Max Ferdinand

1914 - 2002
British engineer and inventor of the fuel cell as used on the Apollo mission Service Modules. The same technology was also used for power and water on NASA's Space Shuttle.

Bacon, Francis Thomas

1904 - 1992
1913-1936, aeroplane propeller design and manufacture, Weybridge, England, British

Lang Propeller Company Limited

1913 - 1936
1907-1957, manufacturer of motorcycles, Kingswood, Bristol, England

Douglas (Kingswood) Limited

1907 - 1957
1931-1979, recording & consumer electrical/electronic goods manufacturer, United Kingdom

Electric and Musical Industries Limited

1931 - 1979
1960-1977, aircraft designer / manufacturer, England, British

British Aircraft Corporation

1960 - 1977