Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Elliott, William
- Watkin & Hill
- Theiler & Co
- Elliott Bros
- Elliott Bros (London) Ltd
- Elliott Automation Ltd
- English Electric Co Ltd
- International Computers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
- Lewisham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Aeroengines & components production
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Information processing equipment production
Computer hardware equipment production
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Precision instruments production
Measuring inc navigational equipment production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Radar equipment production
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Telephone & telegraph equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to William Elliott, 1780/1-1853, who made drawing instruments, scales, etc, in London from c1804. Early on specialised in land surveying and electrical testing/signalling instrumentation including telegraph equipment. 1853 known as Elliott Bros. c1850 acquired Watkin & Hill. 1890s amalgamated with Theiler & Co, telegraph equipment makers. 1898 moved from central London to Lewisham when a major measuring/testing/instrumentation, etc, equipment business. 1916 known as Elliott Bros (London) Ltd. Developed important interests in aircraft instrumentation/controls, etc. 1946 established important research laboratories at Borehamwood where work undertaken on digital computers and radar. 1950 marketed first computer and was a major supplier to British industry in 1950s and 60s. 1960s designing and making integrated circuits. 1946 known as Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd and in 1957 as Elliott Automation Ltd. 1967 merged into English Electric Co Ltd and in 1968 computer business acquired by ICL
Publications:
- 150 Years of Instrument Making by Unknown
- 1800-1924. Some facts, historical and otherwise by Unknown
- Aspects of the Development of British Scientific Instrument Making in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century by Meliconi, Ilaria
- 'Development and organisation of Elliott Automation Ltd' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Studies in Business Organisation. A supplement to 'Business Enterprise' by Bagrit, L
- Early British Computers. The story of vintage computers and the people who built them by Lavington, Simon H
- 'Elliott Automation' in H Miller, Way of Enterprise. A study of the origins, problems and achievements in the growth of post war British firms by Miller, Harry
- 'Elliott Brothers' 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
- Elliott, instrument makers of London. Products, customers and development in the nineteenth century by Bristow, H R
- Industrial electrical measuring instrument makers, 1890-1960. Reminiscent review by Bamford, W
- Introduction to the history of Elliott Brothers up to 1900 by Clifton, Gloria
- Moving Targets. Elliott Automation and the dawn of the computer age in Britain, 1947-67 by Lavington, Simon H
- One hundred and eighty years of instrument making. Some historical aspects of Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd and Fisher Controls Ltd by Woodman, T, & J Kinnear
- Precision Makers. A history of the instruments industry in Britain and France, 1870-1939 by Williams, Mari E W
- Prolonged negotiation. The British fast computer project and the early history of the British computer industry by Hendry, John
- 'Who knows best? Elliott Brothers, Ferranti and the packaged computer' in J Hendry, Innovating for Failure. Government policy and the early British computer industry by Hendry, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Elliott, William
- Watkin & Hill
- Theiler & Co
- Elliott Bros
- Elliott Bros (London) Ltd
- Elliott Automation Ltd
- English Electric Co Ltd
- International Computers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
- Lewisham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Aeroengines & components production
- Information processing equipment production Computer hardware equipment production
- Precision instruments production Measuring inc navigational equipment production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Radar equipment production
- Electrical & electronic engineering Telephone & telegraph equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to William Elliott, 1780/1-1853, who made drawing instruments, scales, etc, in London from c1804. Early on specialised in land surveying and electrical testing/signalling instrumentation including telegraph equipment. 1853 known as Elliott Bros. c1850 acquired Watkin & Hill. 1890s amalgamated with Theiler & Co, telegraph equipment makers. 1898 moved from central London to Lewisham when a major measuring/testing/instrumentation, etc, equipment business. 1916 known as Elliott Bros (London) Ltd. Developed important interests in aircraft instrumentation/controls, etc. 1946 established important research laboratories at Borehamwood where work undertaken on digital computers and radar. 1950 marketed first computer and was a major supplier to British industry in 1950s and 60s. 1960s designing and making integrated circuits. 1946 known as Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd and in 1957 as Elliott Automation Ltd. 1967 merged into English Electric Co Ltd and in 1968 computer business acquired by ICLPublications:
- 150 Years of Instrument Making by Unknown
- 1800-1924. Some facts, historical and otherwise by Unknown
- Aspects of the Development of British Scientific Instrument Making in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century by Meliconi, Ilaria
- 'Development and organisation of Elliott Automation Ltd' in R S Edwards & H Townsend (eds), Studies in Business Organisation. A supplement to 'Business Enterprise' by Bagrit, L
- Early British Computers. The story of vintage computers and the people who built them by Lavington, Simon H
- 'Elliott Automation' in H Miller, Way of Enterprise. A study of the origins, problems and achievements in the growth of post war British firms by Miller, Harry
- 'Elliott Brothers' 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
- Elliott, instrument makers of London. Products, customers and development in the nineteenth century by Bristow, H R
- Industrial electrical measuring instrument makers, 1890-1960. Reminiscent review by Bamford, W
- Introduction to the history of Elliott Brothers up to 1900 by Clifton, Gloria
- Moving Targets. Elliott Automation and the dawn of the computer age in Britain, 1947-67 by Lavington, Simon H
- One hundred and eighty years of instrument making. Some historical aspects of Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd and Fisher Controls Ltd by Woodman, T, & J Kinnear
- Precision Makers. A history of the instruments industry in Britain and France, 1870-1939 by Williams, Mari E W
- Prolonged negotiation. The British fast computer project and the early history of the British computer industry by Hendry, John
- 'Who knows best? Elliott Brothers, Ferranti and the packaged computer' in J Hendry, Innovating for Failure. Government policy and the early British computer industry by Hendry, John