▁industry . ▁ ▁The ▁Thor nt on - P ick ard ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁John ▁Edward ▁Thor nt on ▁and ▁Ed gar ▁Pick ard ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁The ▁company ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁factory ▁at ▁Broad he ath , ▁Al tr inch am ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁The ▁ ▁innov ative ▁" Time ▁& ▁Inst ant aneous " ▁sh utter ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁pat ented ▁by ▁Thor nt on ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁This ▁sh utter ▁design ▁was ▁also ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁camera ▁mak ers . ▁Some ▁early ▁cam eras ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁included ▁the ▁" R uby " ▁and ▁" Am ber " ▁models . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁a ▁limited ▁company , ▁followed ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁by ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁Ed gar ▁Pick ard , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁per for ated ▁ul cer . ▁Thor nt on ▁now ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁company ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Pick ard ▁family , ▁who ▁he ▁dis lik ed ▁intens ely , ▁and ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁he ▁left . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁business ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Charles ▁Roth well , ▁a ▁chem ist ▁who ▁shared ▁Thor nt ons ▁interest ▁in ▁phot ography . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Thor nt on ▁Film ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁Thor nt on ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁went