Lufft
Gotthilf Lufft founded the firm Mech Werkstatt G Lufft in Stuttgart, Germany in 1881. They made aneroid barometers, hygrometers and other meteorological instruments. They built a new factory in 1891 and produced altimeters for the German military during WWI. Gotthilf died in 1921.
Lufft bought the French firm E Hue in Paris in 1925 to expand their market in France. They started making bimetallic thermometers in 1932. They sold the E Hue company prior to the outbreak of WWII.
Lufft survived the post WWII conditions in Germany and prospered until the 1980s. They stopped making aneroid barometers in 1986. After 1989, under new ownership, they successfully made the transition to digital instrumentation. Since 2012, their mechanical instrumentation is made by Fischer.
Lufft survived the post WWII conditions in Germany and prospered until the 1980s. They stopped making aneroid barometers in 1986. After 1989, under new ownership, they successfully made the transition to digital instrumentation. Since 2012, their mechanical instrumentation is made by Fischer.
An 1891 barometer price list from Lufft of Stuttgart is provided for download below (9 pages):
A 1910 barometer price list from Lufft is available below (22 pages):
From 1930, Catalog 31 lists altimeters and barometers (23 pages):
A 1930s pamphlet from Lufft is below (13 pages):
A 1933 altimeter flyer from Lufft is provided below (1 page):
From 1936, Catalog 36 is provided below (54 pages):
From 1939, Lufft Catalog 39 is available below (53 pages):
A 1956 booklet on the 75th anniversary of Lufft (1881-1956) is available for download here (25 pages):
From 1961, a Lufft general catalog may be downloaded below (92 pages):
The 1961 catalog from Watrous, the US representative of Lufft, may be downloaded here:
A 1962 altimeter booklet can be downloaded below (6 pages):
A 2006 booklet on the 125th anniversary of Lufft (1881-2006) is provided below (6 pages):
