James White (1824-1884) was an instrument maker in Glasgow who worked closely with William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), the professor of natural philosophy at the University of Glasgow. The firm became Kelvin & James White Ltd. in 1900, and Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird, Ltd. in 1914.Ref: T. N. Clarke, A. D. Morrison-Low, and A. D. C. Simpson, Brass & Glass. Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland (National Museum of Scotland: 1989), p. 252-275.
