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History of Bausch & Lomb


Bausch & Lomb is one of the popular names in the market of contact lenses and there is no one who has not heard about this company even if he is not an user of contact lenses or any product from this company. To start of with the History of Bausch & Lomb, one has to trace back to 1853, when it started as a small goods shop at Rochester in New York at united States of America. It was started by John Jacob Bausch who was a germen immigrant.

The History of Bausch & Lomb, started from selling microscopes, magnifiers, eyeglasses in a small shop, which were imported from the continent of Europe. Jacob in need of capital for running the business, borrowed money from Henry Lomb, who was a very good friend of him. A promise was made that if any time he extends his business and in need of a partner he would give the offer to Lomb. The business grew, the partnership was established between two friends, and the rest in history or truly, the History of Bausch & Lomb company.

In the early business History of Bausch & Lomb, Bausch found a texture of rubber, which he started using in sunglass frames.

He used to fir lenses, which were imported from Europe into that frame of rubber. Such, this company began marketing some unique and unusual frames which was more effective than other metallic frames in terms of cost effectiveness and durability. Thus, their business started flourishing. Within the time of 1970s, 'Bausch & Lomb Optical Company' grew so much that they opened an office at New York and the facility of manufacturing was also increased st Rochester. It was stepped into the business of some products related to optics. Specially this company concentrated on manufacturing some products for which high precision were needed.

Tracing back to History of Bausch & Lomb, by the year 1883, this company started marketing their photographic lens. Bausch's son, Edward Jacob, used his knowledge and invented a new shutter, for which he took the patent. It was a great to photographers who also could invent new techniques in photography. In the year 1912, another son of Bausch, William Bausch, established a glass laboratory and started experimenting with it. And, thus the production of optical glass started.

Though, in History of Bausch & Lomb, the products have become more sophisticated, with more quality and techniques of good craftsmanship, it still have its headquarters in Rochester, New York, and it has attained the status of being the number one company in the field of contact lens and other products related to optics. It is always into contant experimentation for betterment.

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