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+ | '''Adams & Westlake Co.''' of Chicago, Illinois USA, was at one time America's most successful railroad lantern maker. It emerged from the merger of the companies of the two English immigrants, John McGregor Adams and William Westlake, in 1874. It made oil lamps, acetylene lamps, bicycles and cameras. It is still in the railroad equipment business. | ||
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+ | At the end of the 19th century Adlake offered [[magazine camera]]s, i.e. box cameras with rear plate-storage compartment. The '''Adlake''' magazine cameras used alternate plate holders with hinged front door. The company held patents and patent licenses for these plate holders as well as for the related plate holder opening mechanism. | ||
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* Adlake Regular, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 | * Adlake Regular, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 | ||
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* [[Adlake Repeater]], 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 | * [[Adlake Repeater]], 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 | ||
* Adlake Repeater, 4 x 5 | * Adlake Repeater, 4 x 5 | ||
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* [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/adlake.shtml Adlake camera] at Scott's collection [http://www.vintagephoto.tv] | * [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/adlake.shtml Adlake camera] at Scott's collection [http://www.vintagephoto.tv] | ||
* [http://www.boxcameras.com/adlakereg.html Adlake camera] at BoxCameras.com [http://www.boxcameras.com] | * [http://www.boxcameras.com/adlakereg.html Adlake camera] at BoxCameras.com [http://www.boxcameras.com] | ||
* [http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=adlakead1 Adlake Regular Repeater], ad at Historic Camera [http://www.historiccamera.com] | * [http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=adlakead1 Adlake Regular Repeater], ad at Historic Camera [http://www.historiccamera.com] | ||
* [http://www.adlake.com/about.php company homepage] | * [http://www.adlake.com/about.php company homepage] | ||
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[[Category:Camera makers]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] |
Revision as of 01:18, 16 August 2011
Adlake Special 4 x 5 image by Eben Ostby (Image rights) |
Adams & Westlake Co. of Chicago, Illinois USA, was at one time America's most successful railroad lantern maker. It emerged from the merger of the companies of the two English immigrants, John McGregor Adams and William Westlake, in 1874. It made oil lamps, acetylene lamps, bicycles and cameras. It is still in the railroad equipment business.
At the end of the 19th century Adlake offered magazine cameras, i.e. box cameras with rear plate-storage compartment. The Adlake magazine cameras used alternate plate holders with hinged front door. The company held patents and patent licenses for these plate holders as well as for the related plate holder opening mechanism.
Cameras
With patented plate holders
- Adlake Regular, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4
- Adlake Regular, 4 x 5
- Adlake Special, 4 x 5 (with aluminium plate holders)
- Adlake Camera, 4 x 5
With rapid-action magazine
- Adlake Repeater, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4
- Adlake Repeater, 4 x 5
Links
- Adlake camera at Scott's collection [1]
- Adlake camera at BoxCameras.com [2]
- Adlake Regular Repeater, ad at Historic Camera [3]
- company homepage
typical Adlake lanterns (Image rights) |
Companies of Chicago (Illinois) |
Adams & Westlake | Central Camera Co. | American Advertising and Research Co. | Bernard | Burke & James | Busch | Calumet | Candid | Chicago Aerial | Chicago Camera Co. | Chicago Ferrotype Company | Deardorff | De Vry | Drucker | Galter | Geiss | Herold | Imperial | Kemper | Lennor Engineering Co. | Metropolitan Industries | Monarch | Montgomery Ward | Pho-Tak | QRS Company | Rolls | Sans & Streiffe | Sears | Seymour | Spartus | The Camera Man | United States Camera Co. | Western Camera Manufacturing Co. | Yale | Zar | Zenith |
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