Central Scientific Company

Central Scientific manufactured and distributed science teaching equipment for schools, colleges, and universities by catalog mail order.

CENCO dominated the field of selling science education equipment through their mail order catalog.

By 1935, the company established itself as one of the leading national suppliers of science equipment.

During World War II, part of the manufacturing facility was turned over to the production of war necessities, making bombsights for airplanes and fuses for large bombs.

In April 1979, Central Scientific's assets and activities were acquired by two businessmen from Buffalo, New York.