Smith, Beck & Beck
Scientific instrument company. Founded by James Smith; moved from 50 Ironmonger Row, Old Street, London, to 6 Coleman Street in 1847 when Smith took Richard Beck into partnership. The company traded under the name Smith & Beck until 1856. From 1857 to 1865, with Joseph Beck as a third partner, the company became Smith, Beck & Beck. When Smith retired in 1865, the company moved to 31 Cornhill under the name R. & J. Beck. The partners, James Smith (died 1870), Richard Beck (1827–66), and Joseph Beck (1829–91), were members of the Microscopical Society of London.
Source
Turner 1989, p. 171
Bibliography
Turner, Gerard L’E. 1989. The great age of the microscope: the collection of the Royal Microscopical Society though 150 years. Bristol and New York: Adam Hilger.
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