Robert
E. White Instruments
 In
1875 George W. Eldridge published the first
Eldridge Tide and Pilot book. "The Tide
Book" has been published annually by
the same family for over 130 years (see History
of The Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book for more).
Capitan Eldridge's eldest Daughter Ruth married
Wilfrid O. White of Williamstown Australia.
Wilfrid came from a family of shipbuilders
and he was fascinated with navigation. He
took an opportunity to study with Lord Kelvin
in the UK and when he returned to Boston in
1918 he opened up a small nautical instrument
dealership. Kelvin and Wilfrid O. White Co.,
was located on historic State Street in Boston,
a couple of blocks from the busy waterfront.
He offered sextants, compasses in large binnacles,
chronometers, binoculars, taffrail logs, barometers,
and charts for all oceans. For two generations
the company manufactured the highest quality
navigation instruments.
Today, with
the fourth generation in place, Robert E.
White Instruments, Inc. continues to have
a reputation others would envy. We offer a
tremendous array of high quality marine and
weather instruments supported by an exceptionally
knowledgeable staff. |
