Scientific instruments

Avery

W & T Avery, Birmingham. British Scales, weight and weighing machine manufacturers. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818 (William and Thomas Avery). Products of the business included Hanging...

Bausch and Lomb

Bausch and Lomb - Optics manufacturing. Established by optician John Bausch and financier Henry Lomb in 1853 in Rochester, New York. Monocles, Glasses, Photographic Lenses, Microscopes, Telescopes, Projectors, Medical Instruments. Now a global...

Dollond

Dollond of London Maker of optical instruments and barometers Peter Dollond

Negretti & Zambra

Negretti & Zambra of London, Scientific and Optical Instrument makers. Henry Negretti and Joseph Zambra formed a partnership in 1850, their company produced scientific and optical instruments and also had a photographic studio based in London. They...

Short & Mason

Short and Mason founded in 1864 by Thomas Watling Short and William James Mason in London. Makers of precision measuring instruments including barometers, anemometers and compasses. They became leaders in the design of barographs.