Johann Michael Ekling

He produced artificial magnets on behalf of Baumgartner[3] and one of the first photographic apparatuses in Austria (1839)[4] following instructions by Ettingshausen,[5] who had worked with Daguerre.

[6] An announcement in a paper describes his range of products as follows: "[Ekling] makes all sorts of mathematical and physical instruments and apparatuses, air pumps with glass barrel chambers, travel barometers, goniometers,[7] chemical and mineralogical apparatuses".

[9] Ekling was granted patents for induction machines, cameras and improvements to the Bain telegraph, which were taken over by the Austrian railway.

[14] In 1860 Ekling sold his premises at 25 Erdbergstraße to his neighbour Rudolf Ditmar who owned a rapidly expanding kerosine lamp factory.

Instruments and apparatuses made by Ekling are in various physics collections in Austria (Innsbruck, Kremsmünster Observatory For a list of acquisitions see:[16] Linz and