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| Signature | Maker Info | Instruments | Comments | Location | References |
| I. 1 | Portugal, 1616, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe, 1616 (NMM-58) = Christie-NY 6/14/88 = ADL-A275. | National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabe; from the Atocha wreck. | A. Stimson 3; ADL; RSW. | |
| I. 2 | Germany, c.1702, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = ADL-M14. | also marked "D.K." and "T.P."; the "D.K." is D.K. 3 and the "T.P." is T.P. 2. | Augsburg. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. |
| I.* K. | Germany, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = ADL-W128. | the * is either a T with a downward hook on the end of the crossbar or a P with an extended shaft. | RSW. | |
| I.3 K. | Germany, fl.1636-48, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = Drecker Coll. (1636), X (1644), NMM, NYC, PRA, ZUR, WHI, NUR, DRE, DEU, OXF, STU, ADL, Huelsmann Coll. (2), etc. | Jacob Karner; some other dials are just marked "3". | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; NMM 2; Gouk; Syndram; ADL; RSW. |
| I.A.D. | see Succa. | RSW. | |||
| I.A.M. 1 | Germany, fl.1688-1708, MIM | Ring Sundials = BM (1688), MER (1693), ZAA (1695), PRA (1695, 1696), Drecker = ADL-DPW4 (1699), UTR (1701), HAK (1704), Düsseldorf (1705), GRA (1708). | Zinner 1 and 6; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; de Rijk; ADL; RSW. | ||
| I.A.M. 2 | England, 1695, MIM | Ring Sundials = PAK-125 (1695), KEN. | "The Master I.A.M. 1695" on PAK. | Beevers. | |
| I.A.M. 3 | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = BUD. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.B. 1 | 1547, MIM | Astrolabe, 1547 = UTR-3425 (ICA 539). | appears to be c.1400; perhaps owner; may be fake; rete is Fusoris-type. | Van Cittert; Michel 3; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | |
| I.B. 2 | Germany, 1592, MIM | Nocturnal, 1592 = Rosenheim = FIN = Soth. 11/1/65 = UTO 11/2/76. | RSW. | ||
| I.B. 3 | 16th Century, MIM | Jacob's Staff, with gilt-brass cross = FLO-411. | Michel 3. | ||
| I.B. 4 | 1663, MIM | Volvelle on box, 1663 = D.(1969). | RSW. | ||
| I.B. 5 | 1780, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1780 = BASH. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.B. 6 | Germany?, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, wood base = MUN; Compass, wood base = MUN. | Zinner 1; RSW. | ||
| I.B. 7 | NIM | Backstaff = WHI. | RSW. | ||
| I.B. 8 | MIM | Sundial, ivory = Fry Coll. | RSW. | ||
| I.B. 9A | Germany, | marked on printed paper compass rose in ADL-M477, cut down to fit smaller compass. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | ||
| I.B. 9B | Holland, c.1625, MIM | Sundial, pocket = AMST. | see Joost de Beer. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. |
| I.B. 9C | Jost Bürgi? Ioannes Bos? Ioannes Bosius? Ioannes Batis? | RSW. | |||
| I.B. 9D | Germany, c.1620, MIM | Proportional Dividers = DEU. | Jost Burgi; marked "Infentor et fecit." | RSW. | |
| I.B.F. | Italy?, MIM SIM | Trigonometer = FLO-2530. | Price 2. | ||
| I.B.H. | Germany, 1713-79, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = CZJ. | Johann Balthasar Heggenauer. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. |
| I.C. 1 | 1577, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, round, 1577 = Soth. 5/16/57-125. | RSW. | ||
| I.C. 2 | Scandanavia, 1660, MIM | Clog Almanac, 1660 = OXF. | Maddison 1. | ||
| I.C. 3 | England, c.1650, NIM | Lodestone, silver-mounted = Christie 4/3/85. | master mark "I.C." has mullet below; also on London caudle cup, 1659. | London. | RSW. |
| I.C.E. | Germany?, 1704, MIM | Vertical Sundial, round, copper, 1704 = MUN. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.C.P. | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial = Eisenach Museum. | 48° latitude. | Zinner 1. | |
| I.C.R. 1 | Germany, 18th Century, OIM | Nürnberg-type Microscopes, wood and paper = P.C., etc. | the mark I C over R within a circle is burned into the base; these microscopes were produced by toy makers rather than by optical instrument makers. | Nürnberg. | G.L'E. Turner 16; RSW. |
| I.C.R. 2 | Germany, fl.1795-1807, MIM | Sundials, 1795, 1798, 1807 = DRE. | Körber 1; RSW. | ||
| I.C.S. | Germany, 1771, MIM | Measuring Stick, wood, 1771 = DRE. | RSW. | ||
| I.D. 1 | 1622, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-metal, 1622 = Soth. 5/10/54. | signed "I.D.f." | RSW. | |
| I.D. 2 | Holland, c.1656, | marked on weights with coin balance by Jacob Drielenburg. | RSW. | ||
| I.D. 3 | England, c.1790, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = D.(1989). | the initials "I.D.", with an anchor between the letters, appear on the ivory scale; probably John Dring, which see; Coffeen thought the initials might possibly stand for John Dollond but more likely to be those of John Dring. | Moskowitz 122; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Coffeen 27. | |
| I.D.F. | 1621, MIM | Gunnery Sight, 1621 = OXF. | Price 2. | ||
| I.D.V. | see D.I.V. | ||||
| I.E. 1 | Germany?, 1584-88, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-brass, 1584 = OXFB. | see Johan Eickert. | Zinner 1; Michel 1. | |
| I.E. 2 | 1668, MIM | Perpetual Calender on box, 1668 = Christie 10/12/65. | RSW. | ||
| I.E. 3 | 1796, MIM | Pocket Sundial, 1796 = SLM. | RSW. | ||
| I.E.V. | 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, hexagonal = P.C. | RSW. | ||
| I.F. 1 | Italy, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial with Nocturnal = MADEX = NMM-D.73. | gilt-brass. | NMM 2; RSW. | |
| I.F. 2 | 1636, MIM | Rule, ebony and ivory, 1636 = MADEX. | RSW. | ||
| I.F. 3 | England, c.1864, MIM | Sundial, 1684 = Christie 9/11/86. | signed "I.F. Fecit Aprill the 18th 1684." | RSW. | |
| I.F. 4 | England, 1746, NIM | Backstaff, 1746 = Snowshill Manor, Glouc. | also marked "Thos. Dutch, Jan. 20, 1746." | RSW. | |
| I.F.B. | MIM | Sundial = P.C. | RSW. | ||
| I.F.F. | see J.F. Kynast. | ||||
| I.F.I. | 1771, PHIM | Money Scales, 1771 = P-B 10/28/63 (3). | RSW. | ||
| I.F.K. | Germany, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = ULM, Vogel, March, 1973. | Zinner 1; RSW. | ||
| I.G. 1 | c.1600, MIM | Gunner's Level = ADL-M216. | fleur-de-lys between the initials. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Tarrasuk 1; ADL; RSW. | |
| I.G. 2 | Germany?, 1665, MIM | Quadrant and Sundial, wood, 1665 = Soth. 12/9/68 = ADL-N26. | ADL; RSW. | ||
| I.G. 3 | Germany, 1755, MIM | Vertical Sundial, round, 1755 = Galerie am Neumarkt 10/19/72. | RSW. | ||
| I.G. 4 | Germany?, NIM | Lodestone, small, silver-bound = Kelton Coll. (1990). | RSW. | ||
| I.G.H. 1 | Germany, 1650, MIM | see J.G.H. 1. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.G.H. 2 | England, c.1725, MIM | Sector = Christie 4/3/85. | English sector. | RSW. | |
| I.G.H. 3 | Sweden, c.1775, MIM OIM | Horizontal Sundial = SWE; Magnetic Compasses = NOR (2), D. (1985); Sectors = NOR, ADL-A346; Telescopic Alidade = NOR; Mining Compass with Sundial = STM. | Johan Gustaf Hasselström, which see. | Stockholm. | Zinner 1; Coffeen 30; ADL; RSW. |
| I.G.H. 4 | 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial, cover = Ineichen 10/18/74. | RSW. | ||
| I.G.H. 5 | MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = P-B 5/16/53. | RSW. | ||
| I.G.M. | c.1750, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | ||
| I.G.V. | see Johann Georg Vogler; many of Vogler's Augsburg-type sundials are signed this way; another variant is "J.G.V.", which see. | Zinner 1; Körber 1; Bobinger 2; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; RSW. | |||
| I.H. 1 | England, 1720, MIM | Sundial, 1720 = Nottingham Museum; Ring Sundial = OXF. | Evans 1; RSW. | ||
| I.H. 2 | England, fl.1742-44, NIM | Nocturnals, wood = Melun 4/24/83 (1744), PMM (1742). | "I.H." with a star in between and the date underneath; "both bears." | RSW. | |
| I.H. 3 | marked on a James Ham 1 backstaff. | ||||
| I.H. 4 | crudely scratched on back of artillery calipers, ADL-W128. | ADL; RSW. | |||
| I.H. 5 | letters conjoined; marked on dividers signed "J. Marcelli. | Moskowitz 103. | |||
| I.H.K. | Germany, 1723, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1723 = MUN-33/193. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | ||
| I.H.S. | "In Hoc Signo." | RSW. | |||
| I.K. 1 | c.1610, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = ADL-DPW25, PRA, Christie 11/24/83; Drouot 4/7/87. | the dial in Prague is also stamped "3", the mastermark of Jakob Karner. | Nürnberg. | Horsky and Skopova; ADL; RSW. |
| I.K. 2 | Germany, 1639, MIM | Instrument, 1639 = Drecker. | RSW. | ||
| I.K. 3 | MIM | Compass Sundial = NOR. | punchmark on brass hour scale. | RSW. | |
| I.K. 4 | Germany, MIM | Sector on Gunner's Calipers = ADL-W128. | ADL; RSW. | ||
| I.K. 5 | France?, 1825, MIM | Gunners' Level, 1825 = Soth. 2/25/86 = D.(1987). | Coffeen 15; RSW. | ||
| I.K.L. | Germany, c.1680, MIM | Ring Sundial = WHI-688. | Bryden thought it possible that it might be J.K. Landeck; we know of Andreas Landeck and of Johann Melchior Landeck. | Bryden 16; RSW. | |
| I.L. | Sweden?, c.1725, MIM | Compass = X. | Pipping 1. | ||
| I.L.E. | MIM | Compass Sundial, boxwood, barrel = ADL-A1. | letters combined on the east line of compass card. | ADL; RSW. | |
| I.L.M. | 1702, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1702 = P.C. | Moskowitz. | ||
| I.M. 1 | 1609, MIM | Vertical Sundial with sights, 1609 = STR. | RSW. | ||
| I.M. 2 | MIM | Table Sundial, round, pewter = ADL-T71. | modern copy; marked "42°" for latitude. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | |
| I.M. 3 | Germany, c.1791, OIM | Microscopes, wood and paper = D.(1982), Prin Coll., CZJ, NOR, Soth. 3/25/86, P.C., Phillips 11/16/88, etc. | Junker of Magdeburg, 1791. | Nürnberg. | Coffeen A; G.L'E. Turner 16; Daumas 1; Weil 2(6); Oxford Exhibition, 1947; Moskowitz 112; RSW. |
| I.M. 4 | MIM | made instruments with a fleur-de-lys as the punchmark. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.M. 5 | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = DeLuca 8/1/87. | silver inlays and fittings. | RSW. | |
| I.M.E. | Germany?, MIM | Rule, wood and ivory = ULM. | "I.M." over "E." | RSW. | |
| I.M.H. | 1760, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial, stone, 1760 = LEI. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.M.M. | Germany?, 1696, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1696 = GRA-01901. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.M.S. 1 | Germany, 1518, MIM | Tympan for computing unequal hours = OXF. | Johannes Stöffler Mathematicus. | Oppenheim. | RSW. |
| I.M.S. 2 | see A.B.S.C. | RSW. | |||
| I.M.V.F. | 1651, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1651 = PRN. | looks like an astrolabe. | Czech. Inv. | |
| I.M.X.R. | MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = THO. | the "X" is really a V overlapping an A or an inverted V. | RSW. | |
| I.M.Z.R. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial = ZUR. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.N.H. | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = MUN. | could be read H.N.I. | RSW. | |
| I.N.R.I. | "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum." | ||||
| I.N.W. | MIM | Dividers = ADL-M136i. | I.N. over W. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | |
| I.P. 1 | 1612, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1612 = Soth. 4/13/54. | RSW. | ||
| I.P. 2 | Germany, 1622, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-bronze, 1622 = D.(1931). | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.P. 3 | England, c.1670, MIM | Gunter's Quadrants = NMM-Q.12; Christie-SK 4/17/86. | John Prujean; also marked "OXO." | Oxford. | Macintyre; NMM 2; RSW. |
| I.P. 4 | Germany, NIM | Octant, brass and wood = BRE-B144. | master mark of anchor; another octant with only anchor mark = BRE-B300. | Zinner 1. | |
| I.P. 5 | Backstaff = PEA. | "I.P." (5) is marked on the vane of of the PEA backstaff and on a "In° Deane 1742" backstaff. | Wynter 1; Brewington 1. | ||
| I.P. 6 | Coignet-type Nautical Hemisphere = P.C.(1976). | modern English forgery. | Brieux 4. | ||
| I.P.G. | 1627, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory, 1627 = FLO-1286. | Michel thought it might be Gueboult of Dieppe. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | |
| I.P.M. | Germany, | may be owner; these initials appear on the Soth. pair of dividers signed "C.T.M." (Christopher Trechsler Mechanicus). | RSW. | ||
| I.P.R. | Sweden, c.1770, MIM | Variation Compass = D.(1991). | Johann Petter Rosenberg, which see. | Stockholm. | Coffeen 35. |
| I.R. 1 | Germany, c.1567, MIM | Cube Sundial = NUR-L100. | Evans 1 (?). | ||
| I.R. 2 | c.1660, MIM | Compass Sundials, round = X, P.C., Evans Coll. | ADL-A289 compass sundial is signed "Joh. Robins" and marked "I.R." (2) on the hour scale; Evans Coll. is signed on hour scale and compass card. | Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | |
| I.R. 3 | c.1700, MIM | Clinometer = WHI. | Olivia Brown; J.A. Bennett 2. | ||
| I.R. 4 | Germany, 1764, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1764 = SLM. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.R. 5 | Poland, 1756, MIM | Astronomical Ring, 1756 = TIM. | signed "I.R. fecit TLVMATSNAY 1756." | Tlumatsnay, Gallicia (Poland 1756). | RSW. |
| I.R. 6 | England, c.1700, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood = P.C. | marked "Samuel Mason is a Knave." | RSW. | |
| I.R. 7 | Germany, 16th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, wood = Museum of London-A3891. | embossed on brass gnomon, "I.R.", I has horizontal line through it about a third of the way up; acorn incised on base. | Nürnberg? | Gouk 1. |
| I.R. 8 | on ivory scales with fouled anchor, it indicates that Jesse Ramsden had divided them. | J.A. Bennett 2. | |||
| I.R. 9 | USA, 1776, | owner's initials marked on a William Guyse Hagger backstaff at Rhode Island Historical Society, after original owner's name had been rubbed out. | D.J. Warner 8. | ||
| I.S. 1 | 1554, MIM | Ring Sundial, with expanded scale, 1554 = MUN-33/787. | the initials are within a heart. | Price 2; RSW. | |
| I.S. 2 | Germany, 1584, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1584 = P.C. | RSW. | ||
| I.S. 3 | Italy, c.1650, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Christie 6/7/72. | RSW. | ||
| I.S. 4 | Germany, 1768, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1768 = ING; Table Sundial, stone = VIE; Universal Ring Sundial, 1768 = GRA. | Zinner 1. | ||
| I.S. 5 | 1801, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1983). | name almost obliterated by later name. | Coffeen C. | |
| I.S.A. | on lid of Hans Troschel sundial; probably owner. | Pugsley Sale; RSW. | |||
| I.S.B. | 1727, MIM | Bullet Calipers, 1727 = LEY. | RSW. | ||
| I.S.D.S.M. | 1531, MIM | Astrolabe, 1531 = X (ICA-578). | Price 1; ICA 2. | ||
| I.T. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Compass Sundials, ivory and brass = NMM-D.84, THO. | NMM 2; MADEX; RSW. | ||
| I.T.P.K. | Germany, MIM | Gunners' Calipers with Sector = ADL-W128. | the T and P are overlaid to form a combined letter; there are fleur-de-lys between the letters; "I.H." (4) is crudely engraved on the other side; steel points. | ADL; RSW. | |
| I.T.S. | Europe, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Surveying Compendium, case = Phillips 2/14/79. | RSW. | ||
| I.V.K. | Holland, MIM NIM | "I.v.K." used by Johannes van Keulen 1 (1700-15), by Johannes van Keulen 3 (1725-56), by Johannes van Keulen 4 (1776-78) and by Johannes van Keulen (3) en Zoonen (1756-99); unless signed instruments are dated within one of the working periods listed above , it is difficult to assign a particular maker; see alao "J.v.K." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | |
| I.W. 1 | England, 1665, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1665 = OXF; Nocturnal, 1665 = OXF. | John Wingfield? | Taylor 1(341). | |
| I.W. 2 | Germany, 1672, MIM | Vertical Sundials, = Drecker Coll. (1672) = DPW, Soth. 3/25/86 (1680); Sundial = HAK. | the Sotheby dial shows a crown over the initials. | Zinner 1; RSW.. | |
| I.W. 3 | England, 1687, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1687 = Churchyard, Areley Kings, Worc. | may have been man called "the Wizard." | Gatty. | |
| I.W. 4 | c.1800, MIM | Garden Sundial, pewter = P.C. | also marked "John Liscomb", who may have been the owner. | Antique Collector's Calendar, 1974; RSW. | |
| I.W. 5 | MIM | Rule, folding, wood and brass = FLO. | RSW. | ||
| I.W. 6 | England, c.1711, OIM | Microscope, ivory, screw-barrel = KEN. | made by James Wilson 1. | Clay and Court. | |
| I.W. 7 | France, c.1750, MIM | Drafting Set, with case = D.(1993). | signed "IW" under a heart. | Coffeen 43. | |
| I.W.A.O.F. | "Johannes Wiesel Augsburg Opus (?) fecit"; see Johannes Wiesel. | RSW. | |||
| I.W.W.B. | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Gunner's Scale = ADL-M122b. | also marked "403" and in the initials the first W is over a recumbant B; see "F.H.", which carries the same mark. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | |
| I.Z. 1 | c.1600, MIM | Ring Sundial = Soth. 2/13/58. | RSW. | ||
| I.Z. 2 | MIM | Level = ADL-M215. | signed on bottom of base. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | |
| I.Z.K. | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Soth. 12/12/55. | may be misreading for I.3 K., which see. | RSW. | |
| IANBOMUS, GUILLERMO | Spain?, 1617, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1617 = MAN-I62. | Garcia Franco 1. | ||
| IANCELLUS CREMONENSIS | Italy, c.1565, MIM | Gianello Torriano; instrument maker to Charles V; made planetary automata. | Cremona. | North 2. | |
| ICW., F. | see F. ICW. | RSW. | |||
| IGNATIUS | Germany, 1777, PHIM | Pneumatic Pump, 1777 = X. | cited by Bernoulli. | Daumas 1. | |
| IGNELL, ERIK | Sweden, c.1763, MIM | took over Westberg workshop, 1763. | Pipping 1. | ||
| IHLDER, W., AND CO. | Germany, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1972). | Bremenhaven. | RSW. | |
| IHRMARK, JOHAN | Sweden, fl.1740-81, MIM | apprenticed to C.H. Werberg and Rosenberg; partner of Hasselström, 1777-81. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | |
| IIII. R.G. | marked on table sundial at POTS signed "V.H.M." | Körber 1. | |||
| IJZER, M. AND L.D. VAN | Holland, c.1850, MIM | Rule, folding, wood = BOM Auction, 1906. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | |
| IL SILIPRANDI | see Siliprandi, Il. | RSW. | |||
| ILENSA AND SON | England, c.1785, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 3/7/75. | 5 Greville Street, London. | RSW. | |
| ILES, JAMES FREDERICK | England, c.1836, MIM | 30 Jamaica Street, Commercial Road, London. | O'Mara. | ||
| ILES, JOHN | England, 1725, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1725 = APS. | London. | Multhauf 1; RSW. | |
| ILLINGER, JOHANNES | Austria, 1733-1800, MIM OIM | made telescopes and an azimuth quadrant for the Kremsmünster Observatory. | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1. | |
| ILLINGWORTH, JOHN | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, D.(1979). | Halifax. | Goodison 1; RSW. | |
| ILOTT, THOMAS | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bell 2. | ||
| IMISON, JOHN | England, fl.1783-1808, MIM OIM | author. | Manchester. | Taylor 2(855). | |
| IMMISCH | England, PHIM | thermometer maker; see Moritz and Immisch. | London. | RSW. | |
| IMMSER, PHILIPP | Germany, fl.1538-58, MIM | Sundial inside base of table clock, 1554 = BM; Astronomical Clock = VIT. | mathematician; clock designer; see Emmoser. | Tübingen. | Zinner 1; Mucke 2; Vincent 1. |
| IMPAY SON AND CO. | see Imray Son and Co. | Garcia Franco 1. | |||
| IMRAY | see Blachford and Imray. | ||||
| IMRAY AND CO. | England, c.1835, NIM OIM PHIM | James Imray; Frederick Wiggins worked for the firm, c.1835. | London. | Taylor 2(2273). | |
| IMRAY AND SON | England, c.1850, NIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = GMM. | James Imray. | 102 Minories, London. | RSW. |
| IMRAY SONS AND CO. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Marine Sympiesometer = Soth.-SK 7/23/87. | 89-102 Minories, London. | RSW. | |
| IMRAY, JAMES | England, fl.1836-42, NIM | Sextant, incomplete = Soth. 10/27/42. | joined with Robert Blachford in 1836. | Navigation Warehouse, 102 Minories, London. | Taylor 2(2151); Brewington 1; RSW. |
| IMRAY, SON AND CO. | England, c.1850, NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1974); Octant, ebony brass and ivory = Phillips 2/15/89. | T.C.; "inventors of the metal quadrant with ivory arch", James Imray; by 1937 the firm had become Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. at 123 Minories, London. | 89 and 102 Minories, London. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 108; Witt; RSW. |
| IMSS, PHIL. | see Philipp Immser. | Vincent 1. | |||
| INDERWICK, J. | England, fl.1825-27, OIM | also an ivory turner. | 58 Prince's Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(1601). | |
| INDGE, T.C. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 5/19/88. | Chard. | RSW. | |
| INGENHOUSZ, JOHANN | Austria, 1730-99, | devised apparatus to show heat conductivity of various materials; first suggested a liquid compass; developed early model of the plate-type electrical machine, 1760. | Vienna. | KEN; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | |
| INGHAM, NORTH | England; USA, fl.1725-35, MIM | Magnetic Compasses, wood = Massachusetts Historical Society, PEA. | apprenticed to James Anderton in the Grocers' Company in 1700; in Boston by 1720, when two daughters were christened. | North Boston, New England. | J. Brown 1; Smart 1; Bedini 8; Brewington 1; Warner 12. |
| INGOLD, PIERRE FREDERICK | England, c.1843, | watchmaker; held patent for improvements in machinery for making parts of mathematical, optical, astronomical and navigating instruments. | Dean Street, Soho, London. | Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Dec. 1843. | |
| INGRAM, JOHN | England, c.1748, PHIM | made Fotheringham's thermometer; watchmaker and white-smith. | Spalding. | Chaldecott 2. | |
| INGRAM, L. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Laceby Ingram, watch and clock maker. | Lincoln. | Goodison 1. |
| INNES | Scotland, PHIM | Dynamometer = D.(1969). | Edinburgh. | RSW. | |
| INNSEL, ELIAS | see C.S.A.P. | RSW. | |||
| INSLEY | see Watson and Insley. | RSW. | |||
| INTERVINE | see Introvino. | Bell 2. | |||
| INTROFISI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | |
| INTRONINI | see Introvino. | Goodison 1. | |||
| INTRONINI, GASPAR | see Gaspar Introvini. | Taylor 2(1602). | |||
| INTRONINO AND CO. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 1/19/73. | RSW. | ||
| INTROSS AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer makers; became P. Intross and Co. after 1850. | 5 Sims's Terrace, Chatham. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | |
| INTROSS, A. (3), AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 8/12/87. | see A. Intross 3. | Stroud. | Goodison 1; RSW. |
| INTROSS, A. 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-West Sussex 6/21/83. | see Intross and Co. | Chatham. | Goodison 1; RSW. |
| INTROSS, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Rochester Bridge. | Goodison 1. | |
| INTROSS, A. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | see A. Intross and Co. | Stroud. | RSW. |
| INTROSS, P. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chatham. | Goodison 1. | |
| INTROSS, P. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Rochester. | Goodison 1. | |
| INTROSS, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Rochester Bridge. | Goodison 1. | |
| INTROVINE | see Introvini. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | |||
| INTROVINI, ANTHONY AND GASPAR | England, fl.1816-17, PHIM | barometer makers. | Thomas Street, Manchester. | Bell 2. | |
| INTROVINI, ANTHONY, AND CO. | England, fl.1814-15, PHIM | barometer makers. | Thomas Street, Manchester. | Bell 2. | |
| INTROVINI, GASPAR | England, fl.1820-45, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 4/17/86. | also a picture frame maker and gilder; see Anthony and Gaspar Introvini; the Christie barometer is said to be signed " Jantrovino", a misreading. | 43 Thomas Street (1822-26); 88 St. George Street (1841); Foundry Road; No. 49 Thomas Street; all in Manchester. | Taylor 2(1602); Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. |
| INTROVINO | see Introvini. | ||||
| IOAN ET PAURUS | Italy, c.1690, MIM | Graphometer = P.C. | Venice. | RSW. | |
| IOHA, M. | Poland, 1637, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1637 = Church, Wodzislaw. | Wodzislaw. | Polish Inventory. | |
| IRELAND | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | ||
| IRELAND, DANIEL | England, c.1724, MIM | turned over as an apprentice to John Bennett 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 5, 1724. | J. Brown 3. | ||
| IRVINE, ELZABETH | England, c.1838, OIM | succeeded John Irvine. | London. | Taylor 2(1896). | |
| IRVINE, I. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | see J. Irvine. | London. | RSW. |
| IRVINE, J. | England, fl.1817-22, MIM OIM | 5 Queenhithe, London. | Taylor 2(1367); Dewhirst. | ||
| IRVINE, JOHN G. | England, fl.1830-37, OIM | 32 Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(1846). | ||
| IRVINE, THOMAS AND PETER | England, fl.1838-42, MIM PHIM | 19 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(2152 & 2152a); O'Mara. | ||
| IRVING, ALEXANDER | England, 1695, MIM | apprenticed to John Wells 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1688; free of the Company, Sept. 30, 1695; an alternative spelling was "Irwing." | London. | J. Brown 3. | |
| IRWIN, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1759, | designed an instrument to find longitude. | London. | Dawson 216, 1971. | |
| ISELI | France, c.1830, MIM | Surveyor's Y-Level = P.C. | 149 Boulevard St.Germain, Paris. | RSW. | |
| ISENBROEK | see Ysenbroek. | Rooseboom 1. | |||
| ISLE, GUILLAUME DE L' | France, fl.1675-1725, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = CNAM-3851; Terrestrial Globes, 1700 = CNAM-763 and NMM-G146; Celestial Globe, 1700 = FLO. Celestial & Terrestrial Globes = Bonnier de la Mosson, 1774; Celestial & Terrestrial Globes = Hendrik de Leth auction, Aug. 21, 1758. | Paris. | Nachet. | |
| ISLE, J.N. DE L' | France, c.1700, | physicist; invented a new scale for thermometers. | Daumas 1. | ||
| ISMAY | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, single draw = Christie-SK 10/23/87. | Pier, Dover. | RSW. | |
| ISOARD | France, 19th Century, MIM | Depth Gauge = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | ||
| ITEBTING | misreading for Heating. | RSW. | |||
| IUSTI, JOANNES BAPTISTA | Italy, fl.1555-65, MIM | Horary Quadrants, 1555 and 1558 = FLO; Nocturnal and Horary Quadrant, 1565 = Christie 11/21/61. | D.J. Price showed the quadrants in Florence as 1565 & 1568. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Price 2; RSW. |
| IVEN, W.H. | Germany, NIM | Compass Rose = X. | Hamburg. | Shück 2. |
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