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Dudgeon type sphygmograph by T. P. Hawksley 357 Oxford St London
Dudgeon's sphygmograph by Hawksley, London

England, 1890

Dudgeon's sphygmograph by Hawksley, English, c.1890, the clockwork housing engraved 'T. P. Hawksley 357 Oxford St London', with clockwork mechanism to one side, dark fabric wrist strap, in original black leather covered case, lined in purple velvet, with the trade logo inside the lid.

FIRM

Hawksley London, the trade label of the
Hawksley & Sons - est. 1869

England, London

The company Hawksley and Sons was founded in 1869 by Charles Hawksley, in Oxford Street London. The talented founder invented Haemocytometer of his own design. The firm became was one of the of the founding members of the British Surgical Trade Association (today BHTA). It was focused on the Blood counting chambers, and early Blood Pressure devices. William Baum took over the company in 1916. In the post-war years the firm started to produce centrifuges.