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

J Compton Sons and Webb Limited

1930 - 1978
active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998
1931-1992, typefounding machinery and typeface design, British

The Monotype Corporation Limited

1931 - 1992
active 1944-1954, laboratory apparatus & instrument maker, London, England

W and J George and Becker Limited

1910 - 1954
1935-1994, manufacturer of medical instruments, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Grass Instrument Company

1935
1935-2008, electrical equipment designer and manufacturer: uses Panasonic as brand name, Japan

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

1935 - 2008
1925-current (2022), manufacturer of motion picture cameras and lenses, Switzerland

Paillard-Bolex

1925
1938-c.2000, radio and television manufacturer, Berkshire, England

Decca Radio and Television Limited

1938 - 2000
1932-1986, radio and television receiver manufacturer, London

Bush Radio Limited

1932 - 1986
1937-1996, entertainment conglomerate, Britain

Rank Organisation

1937 - 1996
1925-current (2021), consumer electronics manufacturer, England

Goodmans Industries Limited

1925
1936-1999, plastics manufacturer (optics), London, Slough; England, British

Combined Optical Industries Limited

1936 - 1999
1944-current (2022), audio and video recording & data management and storage, California, USA

Ampex Corporation

1944
1947-1966, marine and aero navigation instrument designer; manufacturer, British

Kelvin and Hughes Limited

1947 - 1966
1929-1962, radio and television manufacturers, England

Murphy Radio Limited

1929 - 1962
active 1930-1942, camera manufacturer, London, England

Ensign Ltd

1930 - 1942
active 1928-1956, manufacturer of automatic and dispensing machines, London, England

British Automatic Company Limited

1928 - 1956
1932-1964, camera maker, New York

Universal Camera Corporation

1932 - 1964
1931-1979, recording & consumer electrical/electronic goods manufacturer, United Kingdom

Electric and Musical Industries Limited

1931 - 1979
1928-2002, computer artist, USA, American

Fetter, William

1928 - 2002
1936-c.1973, public address systems manufacturer, Wimbledon, England

Vortexion Ltd

1936 - 1973
1943-1959, newspaper owners including Sunday Times, newspaper printers, England, British

Kemsley Newspapers Limited

1943
1935-1996, cine projector manufacturer, Nuremburg

Noris Projektor

1935 - 1996
1945-1985, manufacturer of electronic equipment (acoustic devices), United Kingdom

Dawe Instruments Limited

1945
1930-, Toy Manufacturer, New York

Fisher-Price Toys Limited

1930
1936-1969, camera manufacturer, Ann Arbor

Argus Camera Company

1936
1925-1970, game manufacturer, Leeds

Universal Playing Card Co Ltd

1925 - 1970
1947-current (2011), biochemist, pathologist, Colombian

Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin

1946
1943-2004, manufacturer of cryptographic and photographic equipment, Switzerland

Gretag AG

1943 - 2004
1935-1960, camera manufacturer, Windsor

Specto Ltd

1935 - 1960
1926-1967, camera manufacturer, Birmingham

Coronet Camera Company

1926 - 1967
1927-current (2021), motion picture and stage lighting manufacturer, United States

Mole-Richardson

1927
1927-1971, manufacturer of dyestuffs, Blackley, Manchester, England

Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, Dyestuffs Division

1927 - 1971
1926-1945, camera manufacturer, Germany

Zeiss Ikon AG

1926 - 1945
1946; railway employee, railway clerk, railway manager, railway company director

Eccles, Graham

1946
1928-1946, camera and photographic equipment manufacturer, Rochester

Folmer Graflex Corporation

1928 - 1946
1927-1989, manufacturer, London, England

AVO Limited

1927 - 1989
1935-1995, pharmaceuticals manufacturer, Greenford, Middlesex, England, British

Glaxo Laboratories Limited

1935
1945-current (2010), manufacturer of consumer electronics, Nuremberg, Germany

Grundig

1945
1945-1964, camera and optical instrument maker, East Germany

VEB Carl Zeiss Jena

1905 - 1964
1945-1978, manufacturer of cathode ray tubes, optic and radiation sensors, England

Twentieth Century Electronics Limited

1945 - 1978
1931-1972, petroleum oil marketing, London, England, British

Shell-Mex and BP Limited

1931 - 1972
1946; soldier, railway industry body director

Lyons, General Adrian

1946
1951-1961, lens, camera and film manufacturer, London

Ross-Ensign Ltd

1904 - 1961
1935-1977, manufacturer, England, British

Hawker Siddeley

1935 - 1977
1942-2018, physicist, British

Hawking, Stephen

1942 - 2018
1925-1988, electronic component manufacturer, England

Mullard Limited

1925 - 1988
1946-1968, manufacturer of balances, London, England

Stanton Instruments Limited

1946 - 1968
Founded 1966, artist collective, Japan

Computer Technique Group

1912
1946; railway employee, railway manager, railway passenger manager, railway company director

Warburton, Ivor William

1908