Monarck Manufacturing Company
Monarck Manufacturing Company was based in Chicago, Illinois, and sold a line of low-priced cameras. The cameras often bore variations of the company name include Monarck Mfg Co., Monarch Mfg Co., and Monark Mfg Co.
Monarck Manufacturing Company ad, from June, 1940 Popular Photography Note Monarch 620 is spelled both ways image by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
History
In 1940 the company was located at 711 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois[1]. In the bewildering world of Chicago camera manufacturing, note this address was one also used by Spartus, Galter, Herold, Spencer, and their numerous sub-brands.
127 Cameras
- Flashmaster No. 110 (Graf Meniscus lens)
- Flashmaster No. 117 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops)
- Flexmaster Reflex No. 211 (Graf Meniscus Lens)
- Flexmaster Reflex No. 248 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops)
- Kandõ Reflex
- Lincoln Candid Type
- Vogue Candid Type
135 Cameras
- Princess No. 300
620 Cameras
- Monarck No. 620
Photos
Monark Mfg. Co. Kandõ Reflex image by Mike Ttv (Image rights) |
Monarch Mfg. Co. Vogue image by Inspiredphotos (Image rights) |
Churchill minicam image by amber's-ambry (Image rights) |
References
- ↑ Popular Photography, June 1940, Page 107
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