Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Darwin, Sir Horace
- Dew-Smith, Albert G
- Paul, R W, Instrument Co Ltd
- Cambridge & Paul Instrument Co Ltd
- Kent, George, Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Precision instruments production
Measuring inc navigational equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1878 when established as a partnership of (Sir) Horace Darwin, 1851-1928, and Albert G Dew-Smith to make scientific instruments for use at Cambridge University. Traded as Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co and specialised in making instruments for research use at Cambridge University. 1881 incorporated as Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co Ltd. 1919 acquired R W Paul Instrument Co Ltd of London to become Cambridge & Paul Instrument Co Ltd. Floated 1924 as Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd. Came to make a very broad range of instruments for industry. 1968 acquired by George Kent Group
Publications:
- 50 Years of Scientific Instrument Manufacture by Unknown
- 75 Years of Successful Endeavour, 1881-1956 by Unknown
- Aspects of the Development of British Scientific Instrument Making in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century by Meliconi, Ilaria
- 'Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co' in M E W Williams, The Precision Makers. A history of the instruments industry in Britain and France, 1870-1939 by Williams, Mari E W
- Horace Darwin's Shop. A history of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, 1878 to 1968 by Cattermole, M J G, & A F Wolfe
- Precision Makers. A history of the instruments industry in Britain and France, 1870-1939 by Williams, Mari E W
- Reminiscences of an instrument maker by Whipple, R S
- Some Electrical Instruments Manufactured and Supplied by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co Ltd, Cambridge by Unknown
- 'Technical innovation. Examples from the scientific instrument industry' in J Liebenau (ed), Challenge of New Technology. Innovation in British business since 1850 by Williams, Mari E W
- 'The Scientific'. The story of the Cambridge Instrument Company, manufacturers of scientific instruments with a worldwide reputation for precision by Unwin, Donald J
- Works of the Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Darwin, Sir Horace
- Dew-Smith, Albert G
- Paul, R W, Instrument Co Ltd
- Cambridge & Paul Instrument Co Ltd
- Kent, George, Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Precision instruments production Measuring inc navigational equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1878 when established as a partnership of (Sir) Horace Darwin, 1851-1928, and Albert G Dew-Smith to make scientific instruments for use at Cambridge University. Traded as Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co and specialised in making instruments for research use at Cambridge University. 1881 incorporated as Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co Ltd. 1919 acquired R W Paul Instrument Co Ltd of London to become Cambridge & Paul Instrument Co Ltd. Floated 1924 as Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd. Came to make a very broad range of instruments for industry. 1968 acquired by George Kent GroupPublications:
- 50 Years of Scientific Instrument Manufacture by Unknown
- 75 Years of Successful Endeavour, 1881-1956 by Unknown
- Aspects of the Development of British Scientific Instrument Making in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century by Meliconi, Ilaria
- 'Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co' in M E W Williams, The Precision Makers. A history of the instruments industry in Britain and France, 1870-1939 by Williams, Mari E W
- Horace Darwin's Shop. A history of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, 1878 to 1968 by Cattermole, M J G, & A F Wolfe
- Precision Makers. A history of the instruments industry in Britain and France, 1870-1939 by Williams, Mari E W
- Reminiscences of an instrument maker by Whipple, R S
- Some Electrical Instruments Manufactured and Supplied by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co Ltd, Cambridge by Unknown
- 'Technical innovation. Examples from the scientific instrument industry' in J Liebenau (ed), Challenge of New Technology. Innovation in British business since 1850 by Williams, Mari E W
- 'The Scientific'. The story of the Cambridge Instrument Company, manufacturers of scientific instruments with a worldwide reputation for precision by Unwin, Donald J
- Works of the Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd by Unknown