Reynolds and Son
of 14 London Street, Fenchurch Street, London, EC, Adjusters of Iron Ship's Compasses, Chronometer and Nautical Instrument Manufacturers
c1854 Company established by William Reynolds senior.
1909 Incorporated as a limited company. The Reynolds family seem to have lost contact with the company at this point.
1914 Manufacturers of chronometers and nautical instruments; adjusters of iron ship's compasses. Specialities: compasses, sextants, lamps, charts, books, sounding machines, "Palinurus", "Odometer" and "Pendant" patent logs, "Volta" azimuth mirror and compass, "Reynold's patent pole compass, binoculars, telescopes etc. [1]
1930s The firm was in financial difficulties; John Wilson Gillie arranged a merger with his firm, John Lilley and Son[2], as Lilley and Reynolds.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ [1] Australian Victorian Collection