Kelvin and James White

Compass and binnacle displayed at the Maritime Museum of BC.

Compass and binnacle at the Maritime Museum of Denmark

Exhibit at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Exhibit at Waddamana Power Station, Tasmania.

1899 Lord Kelvin resigned from his University chair

1900 Kelvin became a director in the newly formed limited liability company, Kelvin and James White Ltd which acquired the business of James White. At the same time, Kelvin's nephew, James Thomson Bottomley (1845-1926), joined the firm.

c.1904, a London branch office was opened which by c1915 had become known as Kelvin, White and Hutton Ltd.

1913 Kelvin and James White Ltd underwent a change of name becoming Kelvin, Bottomley and Baird Ltd.

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