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W. Watson and Son
W. Watson and Son was an optical instrument maker. In 1837, the William Watson business was established in London for the manufacture of optical instruments. By the 1840s, the company moved into lanterns, slides and associated equipment. In 1868, the name was changed to W. Watson & Son and by this time were located at 313 High Holborn, London. In the 1870s, the company added photographic equipment and became known as a leading manufacturer of the ''Highest Class Photographic Instruments and Apparatus'' in England. Into the 1940s, the company remained at 313 High Holborn, London, England.
==W. Watson & Sons==
On 9 January 1881 William Watson died. In 1883, the name of the company was changed to W. Watson & Sons as the son, Charles Henry Watson joined the business. The 1883 Kelly's Business Directory listed both Charles Henry Watson and Henry Watson as associated with the Watson & Sons company located at 23 Walton Street, Aylesbury, England.〔Atkins, Peter J. (1990). The directories of London, 1677-1977. Cassell and Mansell.〕 In 1889, the company participated in the formation of a Photographic Trades Section of the London Chamber of Commerce.〔Editor. (10 October 1889). London Chamber of Commerce establishes Photographic Trades Section. The London Times. London, England.〕 In 1894, the company exhibited scientific instruments at the Antwerp Exhibition.〔Editor. (22 October 1894). Antwerp Exhibition features W. Watson & Son scientific instruments. The London Times. London, England.〕
In the 1890s, the business continued to grow and advertised in catalogs their factories for instruments, optical glass and cabinet work located at Fullwood Rents W.C. The warehouse and show room remained at 313 High Holborn. In 1900, W. Watson & Sons purchased the John Browning & Co. In 1903, a section in the journal ''Knowledge'' lists an assortment of equipment available from the company: Microscopes, Astronomical telescopes (educational model for £5 1s), Crookes’ spinthariscope (pocket model for £1 1s), and Electro-Therapeutics apparatus that included complete outfits for radiography from £30. The company also offered Finsen-type lamps.〔Editor. (December 1903). W. Watson and Son. Knowledge. Vol. 26. Wyman & Sons. London.〕
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