[Test-Equipment] Simpson trivia

[Robert Nickels]

Spotted this interesting little snippet in the March issue of Control 
Engineering magazine:

*$25* will get you a photocopy of a manual for any discontinued Simpson 
Electric product. Simpson manufactures analog and digital panel meters 
and test instruments for industrial, laboratory and environmental 
applications and was established in 1934 by Ray Simpson, who built the 
mechanism for the earth inductor compass used during Charles Lindbergh’s 
solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. Simpson was purchased by the 
LacDuFlambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in 1985 and is 
a minority-owned company. The film “Apollo 13” showcased a Simpson meter 
used in that flight. Products, USA-manufactured, are listed. 
www.simpsonelectric.com <http://www.simpsonelectric.com>
73, Bob W9RAN