The Hipp Chronoscope - continued...

After psychologists such as Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig (Germany), Gabriele Buccola in Torino (Italy), and Edward Titchener in Ithaca (New York) had recommend the use of the Hipp chronoscope, a veritable industry emerged to meet this demand in scientific instruments. Apparently, the trade in Hipp chronoscopes was quite profitable. In the beginning, the Hipp factory was the only supplier of chronoscopes. In 1889, Hipp entrusted the engineers Peyer and Favarger with the management of his factory. On May 3, 1893, he died in Zurich. Under the name of Peyer, Favarger & Cie, the two engineers continued the production of "type 88" chronoscopes. Their instruments were signed "Peyer, Favarger & Cie, Successeurs de Hipp, Neuchâtel Suisse (plus a serial number)."

Hipp chronoscopes as offered by Peyer & Favarger in 1902

After 1890, Peyer and Favarger developed further models of the chronoscope, e.g. with extended running time. In the same period, other firms started to offer Hipp chronoscopes. The list of these firms includes Karl Krille (Leipzig, Germany), James Jaquet (Basle, Switzerland), Max Kohl (Chemnitz, Germany), Spindler & Hoyer (Göttingen, Germany), C. F. Palmer (London, UK), Ch. Stoelting (Chicago, IL) and many more. The question is, however, whether or not all chronoscopes that were offered can be regarded as authentic "Hipp chronoscopes."