Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd

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  • Precision instruments production Medical equipment production inc orthopaedic, surgical, testing, etc, products

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Established at Oxford in 1943 as Longworth Scientific Instrument Co Ltd by members of Oxford University to manufacture chloroform vaporizers and later laryngoscopes and other anaesthetic equipment. Moved to factory at Abingdon c1947. 1959 acquired Pentland Instrument Co Ltd and 1960s renamed Penlon Ltd. Emerged as a leading specialist business with large international sales. In 1976 sold to Thomas Tilling Ltd and 1983 sold on to BTR Plc. From 1996 an independent company. 2015 acquired by BPL Medical Technologies and continues

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