Reynolds & Branson Ltd Scientific Instrument Leeds Tangent Galvanometer 8"

Description

Vintage tangent galvanometer produced by Reynolds & Branson Ltd - Scientific Instrument Makers - Leeds. Wooden base with three brass leveling screws and glass bell jar cloche.

"A galvanometer is an electromechanical measuring instrument for electric current. Galvanometers work by deflecting a pointer in response to an electric current flowing through a coil in a constant magnetic field. " (Source: Wikipedia)

"Reynolds & Branson Leeds was in the business of wholesale and retail for chemists and surgical instrument makers. The original company can be traced back to 1816, founded by Edward Matterson, a druggist who ran the firm after being employed by Allen and Hanburys. In 1833 William West F.R.S. took over the company after Matterson went bankrupt. In 1839 Thomas Harvey joined the business, when William West left the company to pursue analytical chemistry. The firm was then renamed Thomas Harvey. In 1844 Richard Reynolds joined the company as an apprentice. In 1854 Richard Reynolds joined Thomas Harvey as a partner and the company then became Harvey & Reynolds. In 1861 the firm was joined by a Mr. Fowler and became Harvey, Reynolds & Fowler. By 1864 Thomas Harvey had retired. Mr. Haw then joined the business and the company became Haw & Reynolds. In 1867 the business was listed as Haw, Reynolds, & Co. In 1883 Fredrick W Branson joined the business. An 1884 advertisement listed the partnership between Reynolds & Branson. The firm of Reynolds & Branson was registered in July 1898 as a limited corporation with a capital of £34,000 in shares of £10 each by Messrs. R. Reynolds, F. W. Branson. In 1890 Richard Reynold's son, Richard Freshfield (Fred) Reynolds was made a partner. Fredrick W Branson now focused on the development of scientific apparatus and chemical glassware for the business. The company was flourishing under his management. During the First World War, he actively pursued efforts to standardize the size and shape of chemical glassware. Branson retired in 1932. His son, Frederick Hartridge, Associate of the Royal Institute of Chemistry AIC, became chairman and managing director of Reynolds & Branson. He ran the company for 20 years, until his untimely death on 10 February 1952. Frederick Hartridge had appointed his 3 Sons and Daughter as directors of Reynolds & Branson. His eldest son Frederick Norman Branson became Chairman & Managing Director of Reynolds & Branson in 1953, he would run Reynolds & Branson for almost 20 years, at this point the company had a workforce of 150 people, In 1972 Frederick Norman Branson sold the business to Barclay, later selling to the asset strippers Slater & Walker." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear/scrapes; some tarnish to metal

Dimensions

7.5" x 8" (Width x Depth x Height)