A T & R WIllats Brass Rack & Pinion Lens

Date: c.1851-56

Body: F/G - some minor dents to lens rim

Optics: F - internal dust

Notes: In the early 1840s, T. & R. Willats was one of the leading scientific instrument makers in London, specializing in barometers, thermometers, and telescopes. It was also one of only two companies supplying photographic chemistry and equipment to the amateur practitioners of the day. Opticians Thomas and Richard Willats had shops at 98 Cheapside (1840s-50), 28 Ironmonger Lane (1851-56), and 2 Church Lane, Homerton (1857-60). Richard WIllats was an amateur photographer in his own right.