Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
J.H. Dallmeyer Ltd.
Parallel form(s) of name
- JH Dallmeyer; JH Dallmeyer Ltd.; JH Dallmayer
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
An optical instrument and lens manufacurer, founded 1850 by John Henry Dallmayer and continued after his death in 1883 by his son Thomas Rudolphus Dallmeyer (who patented the telephoto lens in 1891). The company was under the auspices of several coprorations, including Watsham's Electro-Optics Limited (1987-1988), Omitec Electro-Optics Limited (1988-1997) & Avimo Optical Imaging Limited (1997-2001) and is currently part of Thales Optical Imaging Limited - Thales Optics Group «