{"id":569,"count":1,"description":"Lewis Dixey (1814-1895)<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLewis (sometimes shown as Lewes) was a member of what can only be described as a dynasty of opticians that can be traced back to the 18th<\/sup>-century. The company still exists. For most of that time, the term \u201coptician\u201d included not only people who tested as and made spectacles, but also those who made other optical and scientific equipment including telescopes and microscopes.\r\n\r\nThere had been a firm of opticians in New Bond Street under the name of William Fraser since 1777. When Charles Wastell Dixey (son of Edward, optician of Piccadilly) and his uncle George Dixey acquired the premises and business in 1824, the name changed to G&C Dixey, then to C. Dixey, and finally to C.W. Dixey (the name it bears today). The company prospered, eventually serving as opticians to the Monarchy and others including Winston Churchill. Through the 19th<\/sup> century, branches run by other members of the Dixey family sprung up in other locations including Birmingham, Leamington, Norwich, and Brighton.\r\n\r\nLewis probably moved to Brighton in or just before 1841. The company seems to have prospered, despite having been burned out in 1852. According to his advertisement in 1889, they made spectacles and opera glasses, telescopes and binoculars, and mathematical instruments. By 1891, Lewis had retired and the company had been taken over by Morice Dixey who described himself as a \u201cmanufacturing optician\u201d. His 1905 advertisement mentioned\u00a0 \u201cfield glasses, barometers, etc\u201d as well as \u201cspectacle maker to the Sussex County Hospital and Surgical Aid Society\u201d. By 1913, the company was advertising as \u201cDixey\u2019s Ltd\u201d.","link":"https:\/\/stichtinghistorischemicroscopie.nl\/en\/category\/dixey-en\/","name":"DIXEY","slug":"dixey-en","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDIXEY Archieven - Stichting voor Historische Microscopie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stichtinghistorischemicroscopie.nl\/en\/category\/dixey-en\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DIXEY Archieven - Stichting voor Historische Microscopie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lewis Dixey (1814-1895) Lewis (sometimes shown as Lewes) was a member of what can only be described as a dynasty of opticians that can be traced back to the 18th-century. The company still exists. 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According to his advertisement in 1889, they made spectacles and opera glasses, telescopes and binoculars, and mathematical instruments. By 1891, Lewis had retired and the company had been taken over by Morice Dixey who described himself as a \u201cmanufacturing optician\u201d. His 1905 advertisement mentioned\u00a0 \u201cfield glasses, barometers, etc\u201d as well as \u201cspectacle maker to the Sussex County Hospital and Surgical Aid Society\u201d. 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