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  1. 04-29-2009, 01:57 AM

    Thread: John Weiss & Son?

    by Walt
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    Charles Darwin was, apparently, not too impressed...

    Charles Darwin was, apparently, not too impressed with Weiss and Son. In an 1851 letter to his friend George Newport he wrote:

    . . . if it be in your power, by lending me one of your old pair...
  2. 04-29-2009, 01:42 AM

    Thread: John Weiss & Son?

    by Walt
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    In the London Directory for 1851 John Weiss & Son...

    In the London Directory for 1851 John Weiss & Son were located at 62 Strand and seemed to be heavily involved in the manufacture of medical instruments.

    Regards - Walt
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