Grubb, Sir Howard, Parsons & Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Precision instruments production Optical equipment inc eyewear production
  • Mechanical engineering Printing machinery production

Notes:

An Ireland based business that traced origins to Charles Grubb at Dublin in c1830. Became a world leader in design and manufacture of large scale telescopes but designed/made other machinery including printing machines for Bank of Ireland. Succeeded by his son (Sir) Thomas Grubb, d1931, and sometime traded as Sir Howard Grubb & Sons Ltd. In liquidation 1925 when acquired by Sir Charles A Parsons of C A Parsons & Co Ltd of Newcastle. As Sir Howard Grubb Parsons & Co Ltd, continued to make observatory instruments until 1985

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