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Letter, 15 February 1877
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-109-0009
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(1843-1851)
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R. & J. Beck was an optical instruments manufacturing firm based in London, England. In 1837, James Smith established an optical instruments workshop. In 1843, Richard Beck (1827-1866) entered the partnership, and the company became Smith & Beck. In 1851, Joseph Beck (1828-1891) joined the company and, it was renamed Smith, Beck & Beck in 1854. In 1865, Smith retired, and the company’s name became R. & J. Beck. They manufactured a wide range of optical instruments - microscopes, telescopes, trench periscopes for military purposes, optometer lenses (eye test glasses) for opticians, camera lenses, and stereographs. In 1894, the company was incorporated as R. & J. Beck Ltd.
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Letter from R. & J. Beck to John William Dawson, written from London.
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- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899 (Recipient)