Lizars, J, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Lizars, John
- Ballentine family
- Black, C Jeffrey
- Black & Lizars
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Eyewear retailing
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Precision instruments production
Optical equipment inc eyewear production
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Distribution - retailing
Photographic equipment retailing
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Precision instruments production
Photographic, cinematographic, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Established by John Lizars in 1830. Initially made spectacles, telescopes, microscopes, etc. From early 1880s, under Ballentine family, started to make photographic equipment including cameras. Opened retail branches in major Scottish cities from 1890s. 1999 merged with C Jeffrey Black to form Black & Lizars, under management of Ballentine family, a chain of opticians and photographic equipment retailers
Publications:
- History of Lizars, 1830-1990 by Pateman, Rachel
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Lizars, John
- Ballentine family
- Black, C Jeffrey
- Black & Lizars
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Eyewear retailing
- Precision instruments production Optical equipment inc eyewear production
- Distribution - retailing Photographic equipment retailing
- Precision instruments production Photographic, cinematographic, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Established by John Lizars in 1830. Initially made spectacles, telescopes, microscopes, etc. From early 1880s, under Ballentine family, started to make photographic equipment including cameras. Opened retail branches in major Scottish cities from 1890s. 1999 merged with C Jeffrey Black to form Black & Lizars, under management of Ballentine family, a chain of opticians and photographic equipment retailersPublications:
- History of Lizars, 1830-1990 by Pateman, Rachel