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Hilger & Watts was a well-known British manufacturing company that made theodolites and scientific instruments.

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History

It was founded on 20 February 1948 when Adam Hilger, Ltd, founded in 1874, merged with Messrs E. R. Watts and Son, founded in 1865.

Structure

It employed around 1,300 people in six factories in the late 1940s. It was situated on Camberwell Road (A215 road) in Camberwell, near the junction with the B214, between Walworth (to the north) and Camberwell (to the south) on the western edge of Burgess Park, now part of the London Borough of Southwark.

Products

  • Optical instruments
  • Photometers
  • Theodolite and surveying equipment
  • Tripods
  • References

    Hilger & Watts Wikipedia