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The Ford Instrument Company was a U.S. corporation known for being the primary supplier of fire control Rangekeepers and analog computers for the United States Navy before and during World War II.

A personal blog, Doug Coward's Analog History Museum,^[1] includes a page with details for the Ford Instrument Company Computer Mark I that was used after 1939 on WW II naval guns up to 5 inch and anti-aircraft guns.^[2] This page has a background stating that the Ford Instrument Company is a subsidiary of Sperry Rand, indicating that the displayed page was supplied by Sperry while operating as Sperry Rand, 1955 and 1978.

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^ Coward, Doug. "Doug Howard's Analog History Museum". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ Coward, Doug. "Ford Instrument Company Inc". Doug Coward's Analog Computer Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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[1] Coward, Doug. "Doug Howard's Analog History Museum". Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[2] Coward, Doug. "Ford Instrument Company Inc". Doug Coward's Analog Computer Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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 The '''Ford Instrument Company''' was a U.S. corporation known for being the primary supplier of fire control [[Rangekeeper]]s and analog computers for the [[United States Navy]] before and during [[World War II]].
-A personal blog, Doug Coward's Analog History Museum<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coward|first1=Doug|title=Doug Howard's Analog History Museum|url=http://www.cowardstereoview.com/analog|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> includes a page with details for the Ford Instrument Company Computer Mark I that was used after 1939 on WW II naval guns up to 5 inch and anti-aircraft guns.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coward|first1=Doug|title=Ford Instrument Company Inc.|website=Doug Coward's Analog Computer Museum|url=http://www.cowardstereoview.com/analog/ford.htm|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref>  This page has a background stating that the Ford Instrument Company is a subsidiary of [[Sperry Corporation|Sperry Rand]], indicating that the displayed page was supplied by Sperry while operating as Sperry Rand, 1955 and 1978.
+A personal blog, Doug Coward's Analog History Museum,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coward|first1=Doug|title=Doug Howard's Analog History Museum|url=http://www.cowardstereoview.com/analog|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> includes a page with details for the Ford Instrument Company Computer Mark I that was used after 1939 on WW II naval guns up to 5 inch and anti-aircraft guns.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coward|first1=Doug|title=Ford Instrument Company Inc.|website=Doug Coward's Analog Computer Museum|url=http://www.cowardstereoview.com/analog/ford.htm|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> This page has a background stating that the Ford Instrument Company is a subsidiary of [[Sperry Corporation|Sperry Rand]], indicating that the displayed page was supplied by Sperry while operating as [[Sperry Corporation|Sperry Rand]], 1955 and 1978.
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