William’s Father and Henry Gregory (I) had some earlier trade associations
the Bate company had been dissolved but two of Bate’s workshop employees
this more industrial focus led to the company moving out of London in 1898 to Lewisham in Kent but it continued to produce a range of instruments from meteorological to telegraphic whilst also manufacturing naval gunnery tables
This large wall barometer is 65cms high and 50cms wide
but he was known to have been an enterprising character during his life and took full advantage of marketing opportunities
Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900 - Edwin Banfield Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900 by Edwin Banfield for sale William’s Father and Henry GregoryThis book is an alphabetical list of over 4,000 barometer makers and retailers who were active in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from the time of the earliest domestic instruments up to 1900. The list includes working or estimated working dates, business addresses where known and other activities engaged in by makers. Other information given includes unusual styles of instruments made or handled, the relationship between some makers, their