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1781-1873, instrument maker; artist; optical inventor, English; British
Varley, Cornelius
1781 - 1873
1846-1913, instrument and compass maker, opticians, London, England, British
John Lilley & Son
1846 - 1913
1750-1831, physicist; instrument maker, French
Fortin, Jean Nicolas
1750 - 1831
1901-1963, instrument maker; inventor, British
Grumble, Ron
1901 - 1963
1808-1864, pharmacist, physical, chemical and medical instrument maker, Delft, Holland, Dutch
Kipp, Petrus Johannes
1808
active 1784-1791, optician; instrument maker, London England
Jones, William
1762 - 1831
active 1830s-1850s, clock-maker; instrument maker, British
Breese, James
1800 - 1860
1801-1865, optician, instrument maker, Birmingham and London, England, English
Elkington, George Richards
1801 - 1865
active 1831-1858, mathematical/ nautical instrument maker, London, England, British
Taylor, Janet
active late nineteenth century, inventor of Biophantascope with W Friese-Green, Bath
Rudge, John
1800-1838, chemical and philosophical instrument maker, ironmonger, London, England, British
Richard & George Knight