Organisation: Charles W. Collins, optical equipment maker and dealer

Organisation history

Historical details of this organisation

Full name

Charles W. Collins

Short name

Charles W. Collins

Known activities

Known date(s)

Activity

unknown

optical instrument manufacturer

unknown

slide retailer/hirer

unknown

lantern hardware retailer/hirer

Date of foundation

unknown

Main period and nation of relevant activity

1850s-60s, England

Relevance

optician, also produced or sold lanterns and slides

People linked to this organisation

COLLINS, Charles W. (c.1810-1861) – owner, 1850s-1860s

Reference

Gloria Clifton, Directory of British scientific instrument makers 1550-1851 (London: Zwemmer, 1995), p. 63
– two entries, for 'Charles Wilkins Collings' and 'Charles William Collins'

Lucerna ID 1001645

Record created by Maria Carmen López San Segundo and Richard Crangle. Last updated 25 November 2018

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Organisation: Charles W. Collins, optical equipment maker and dealer