| Industry | mechanical and electrical engineering |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1875 |
| Defunct | c. 1941 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Edward Whitney Snr., Edward Whitney Jnr., Charles Whitney |
| Products | small engines, dynamos, pumps, boilers |
Whitney was initially a shop established in 1875 in City Road, London, for the buying and selling of scientific apparatus, also using the name The Scientific Exchange. It later developed to include the sale of small engineering items including model steam engines, boilers, gas engines, steam pumps, electrically driven water fountain pumps, and water powered turbines (the Whitney Water Motor), most of which were marked Whitney, City Road, London. The electrical side of the business was considerable and included installing telephone systems and electric lighting, as well as selling generators and batteries.