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    David Harcourt

    Oh dear! My feeble attempt at levity has gone unrecognised. I shall withdraw from further participation.
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    David Harcourt

    Certainly, in those days at least, Smiths did make quality products. Even the crisps were pretty good! Their chronometric gauges (inherited from Jaeger) were superlative instruments but I imagine Smiths MA was a different division of the same company - I think in London?
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    David Harcourt

    A bit off topic, but years ago I owned a 1929 Austin Seven chummy which sported a small, round, brass oil pressure gauge registering 5 psi at full scale deflection and proudly proclaiming itself "LINKULA". It would be interesting to know when the company first manufactured gauges for I also had...
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