On Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 6:45:22 AM UTC+1, John-Henry Collinson wrote:
In message <Xns924CBCF92...@167.206.3.2>, Bill Burns
<bi...@ftldesign.com> writes
I recently helped the Adler Planetarium in Chicago get on line a
database of scientific instrument makers assembled over a period of
many years by the Adler's former curator, Roderick Webster and his wife >Marjorie: http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/history/websters/index.htm
The following is from the Websters' Database:
STEWARD, J.H.
England, c.1850+, made microscopes, telescopes, sundials, stick
barometers, etc.; examples may be found at MMA, National Maritime
Museum, Cambridge Zoological Laboratory, Whipple Museum of the History
of Science, Cambridge, England, and in numerous auctions. 406 and 66
Strand and 54 Cornhill; 406 Strand and 56 Cornhill; all in London.
Another good resource is the Museum of the History of Science in
Oxford, which maintains a scientific instrument mailing list whose
members include curators of many museums. An inquiry there would
probably produce more information:
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/rete/
Thanks for the info'
The company of J H Steward have been following me around all week; I
keep on tripping over things with their name on having purchased. There
is even a rather nice catalogue for sale -dating from c. 1900- on eBay
at the moment.
I will try the Museum of the History of Science.
Thanks again.
--
John-Henry Collinson
19th Century Photography, magic lanterns & more at http://www.jhenry.demon.co.uk/galantee.htm
J.H.Steward ceased trading 1st February 1913,changed the company name to J.H.Steward.
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