Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Dowty Nucleonics

From Graces Guide
1959. Grease-filled switch for aircraft installations.

of Tewkesbury, Glos.

1947 Private company - presumably formed by Dowty Equipment

1955 Name changed.

1961 Makers of aircraft electrical components, lever switches, lamp and magnetic indicators, solenoids, micro switches, push button switches. 300 employees.

1961 Name changed to Dowty Electrics[1].

Part of Dowty Group

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 6 September 1961