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 164,965 pages of information and 246,442 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.

W. and J. George and Becker

From Graces Guide
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of Nivoc House, 17-19 Hatton Wall, London, EC1. Telephone: Chancery 6011-4. Cables: "Nivoc, London"; and 157 Great Charles Street, Birmingham. Telephone: Birmingham Central 7641-3

1897 W. and J. George took over F. E. Becker and Co but the 2 parts continued to trade under their original names[1] until 1940s.

1944 Issued catalogue of scientific instruments.[2]

1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Scientific Instruments and Laboratory Equipment for Educational and Industrial Research. Specialising in Chemical and Physical Apparatus, Balances and Weights. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1101) [3]

1954 Became Griffin and George

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Science Museum
  2. Dating Scientific Instruments [2]
  3. 1947 British Industries Fair p115