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Private company

George Kent Ltd

British manufacturing company

Founded in 1838, George Kent Ltd was initially a manufacturer of household gadgets, then a manufacturer of munitions during World War One, and became the largest British manufacturer of instruments for industrial control systems, prior to its acquisition by Brown Boveri in 1974.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Venturi Water Meter, made by George Kent Ltd, London, 1935 - Faraday Museum of Technology - Napier, NZ - DSC05384
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Founded in 1838, George Kent Ltd was initially a manufacturer of household gadgets, then a manufacturer of munitions during World War One, and became the largest British manufacturer of instruments for industrial control systems, prior to its acquisition by Brown Boveri in 1974.2

Products and brands

  • artillery fuze

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