Index of London Surgical and Scientific Instrument Makers, 1736-1811. Compiled from the Guildhall Library trades directories

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Author(s) Wright, David
Publication type Unpublished essay or manuscript
Year published 1988
Pages 97 leaves

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Business profiles & biographies

Notes:

Photocopied typescript. Lists several hundred makers. For surgical instrument makers lists cutlers and razor makers; truss makers; instrument case makers; scissor makers, spoon makers. For scientific instrument makers lists opticians; spectacle makers; barometer makers; thermometer makers; hydrometer makers; mathematical, philosophical and optical instrument makers; quadrant and compass makers, globe makers; rule makers