| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Instrumentation, Military, Domestic appliances |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Successor | Brown Boveri Kent in 1974 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Luton, St Neots |
Key people | Walter George Kent |
| Products | Artillery fuses, linear actuators, flow meters, ice boxes, clear view screens |
Founded in 1838,[1] George Kent Ltd was initially a manufacturer of household gadgets, then a manufacturer of munitions during World War One, and became the largest British manufacturer of instruments for industrial control systems,[2] prior to its acquisition by Brown Boveri in 1974.