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Long Time in Making : The History of Smiths, Hardcover by Nye, James, ISBN 0198717253, ISBN-13 9780198717256, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Based on company records and interviews, th charts the history of Smiths Group from its beginnings in the Victorian jewellery trade to its current standing as a global technology company. It represents a story of transition from family-owned business, through paternalistic management to its modern shareholder-driven structure.