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1839-1913, optical, mathematical & electrical instrument maker, British

Apps, Alfred

1839 - 1913

1750-1795, [Adams the Younger] active 1772-1795, mathematical instrument maker; globe maker, English; British

Adams, George

1750 - 1795

1771-1831, mechanical engineer, tool maker & inventor; patentee English; British

Maudslay, Henry

1771 - 1831

1708-1772, active 1731-1770, optician, optical instrument & microscope maker and seller, London, England, English

Cuff, John

1708 - 1772

active 1868-1909/14, optical & mathematical instrument maker, Irish; British

Grubb, Sir Howard

1844 - 1931

1695-1766, active 1720-1750, mathematical, philosophical, optical instrument maker, London, England

Cole, Benjamin

1695 - 1766

1830-1859, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England, British

Andrew Ross and Company

1830 - 1859

1682-1744, natural philosopher; optical instrument maker; mathematician, British; English

Hadley, John

1682 - 1744

1704-1782, active 1738-1777, science lecturer, philosophical, mathematical & optical instrument maker, Chichester, Sussex; London, England, British

Martin, Benjamin

1705 - 1782

active 1841-1845, optician, optical, mathematical & philosophical instr. maker, Manchester, England

Abraham and Dancer

1841 - 1845

1807-1868, active 1837-1868, optician, optical instrument maker (telescopes), English; British

Cooke, Thomas

1807 - 1868

1808-1914, optical, mathematical & philosophical (globes) instrument makers, London, England, British

Carpenter and Westley

1808 - 1914

1857-1969, optical instrument makers (microscope), London, England

James Swift and Son Limited

1857 - 1969

1793-1860, active 1821-1826, optical & mathematical instrument maker, English; British

Simms, William

1793 - 1860

active 1749-1806, sundial maker; optical, mathematical, philosophical inst. maker & natural philosopher, British

Nairne, Edward

1726 - 1806

active 1830-1859, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, English; British

Ross, Andrew

1798 - 1859

active 1820-1852, optician; optical, mathematical, astronomical & philosophical instrument maker

Dollond, George

1774 - 1852

1746-1815, active 1774-1803, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, Scottish

Miller, John

1746 - 1815

1635-1715, optician (lens maker) and astronomer, Italian

Campani, Giuseppe

1635 - 1715

active 1788-1817, mathematical, philosophical (globes) & optical instrument maker, English; British

Adams, Dudley

1760 - 1830

active 1868-1968, optical instrument maker; clock maker, Manchester, England

Thomas Armstrong and Brother

1868 - 1968

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

Hilger and Watts Limited

1948 - 1969

active 1818-1856, optician, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England

Watkins & Hill

1818 - 1856

active 1805-1822, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, British

Beale, John

1805 - 1822

active 1832-1859 , optician and optical instrument maker, French

Chevalier, Charles Louis

1804 - 1859

active 1852-1912, optical, surveying and mathematical instrument makers, English

J H Steward

1852 - 1912

active 1849-1886, optician, optical designer & optical instrument maker, French

Duboscq, Jules

1817 - 1886

1731-1820, active from 1750, optical instrument maker, scientific instrument maker, British

Dollond, Peter

1731 - 1820

1826-1891, microscope maker; optical instrument maker,

Hartnack, Edmund

1826 - 1891

active 1796-1831, optician, optical & mathematical instrument maker, English; British

Bancks, Robert

1796 - 1831

active 1790-1820, mathematical, philosophical, nautical & optical instrument makers, Paris, France

Jecker, Francoise-Antoine

1765 - 1834

1830-1874, active 1859-1874 , optician and optical instrument maker, French

Chevalier, Louis Marie Arthur

1830 - 1874

1709-1772, active 1734-72, mathematical, philosophical & optical instrument maker, lecturer, English

Adams, George

1709 - 1772

1897-1948, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England

Ross Limited

1897 - 1948

active 1841-1851, optical instrument maker; scientific instrument maker, Manchester, England

John Baptist & Joshua Ronchetti

1841 - 1851

1821-1885, astronomer; astrophysicist; optical instrument maker, Polish

Prazmowski, Adam Jozef Ignacy

1821 - 1885

1768-1816, active 1789-1816, mathematical, optical and philosophical instrument maker, English

Barnett, Thomas

1768 - 1816

1807-1873, active 1840-1845, optician; daguerreotypist; optical instrument maker, French

Lerebours, Nöel Marie Paymal

1807 - 1873

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

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968

1830-1883, optical instrument maker (photography), Germany

Dallmeyer, John Henry

1830 - 1883

active 1835-1875, optical, nautical & mathematical instrument maker, London, England

Hughes, Henry

1835 - 1875

active 1823-1849, optician and optical instrument maker, French

Soleil, Jean-Baptiste François

1798 - 1878

active, 1812-1856, optical, mathematical, philosophical & nautical inst. maker & optician, British

Newman, John Frederick

1783 - 1860

1859-1897, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England, British

Ross and Company

1859 - 1897

active 1853-1921, optical, mathematical, philosophical & electrical inst. maker, London, England

Elliott Brothers

1853 - 1921

active 1654-1697, mathematical, optical and philosophical instrument maker, English

Brown, John

Unknown - 1697

active 1766-1782, mathematical, philosophical and optical instrument maker, English; British

Cole, Benjamin

active 1808-1833, optical, mathematical & philosophical (globes) instrument maker, English

Carpenter, Philip

Unknown - 1833

active 1849-1900, scientific, mathematical & optical instrument maker, Scottish; British

Lowden, George

Unknown - 1912

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

Emil Busch AG

1845