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'''Aldis Brothers''' was a maker of lenses and other photographic equipment, in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, England, from 1901, when H.L Aldis left the [[Dallmeyer]] company.<ref>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/companies.html#aldis Early Photography].</ref> Among their most successful products was the Uno Anastigmat, which comprises three glass elements, like the [[Cooke]] anastigmat, but two of which are cemented.

Aldis produced lenses for some [[Houghton_and_Ensign|Ensign]] cameras, some of which are identified with the brand Aldis-Ensign or Aldis-Butcher.

During both the First and Second World Wars, the company made military equipment. Its name is particularly strongly associated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldis_lamp Aldis lamp], a signalling lamp used to send Morse Code.

The company was bought by the Rank organisation some time after the Second World War, and concentrated on [[Projector|slide projectors, episcopes]] etc.

===Camera lenses===
*[[Uno Anastigmat]] / Uno Bi-Focal
*  Plano Anastigmat
*[[Anastigmat]]


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==Notes==
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==Links==

* [https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/253303 Advertising leaflet] for a distributor of Aldis lenses in Italy and its colonies, describing Anastigmat series 0 - III. Held by [https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ Museum Victoria] in Melbourne, Australia.
* Cameras at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/ Early Photography] with Aldis lenses: 
** Late 20's [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C654.html Ensign Roll-film Reflex with 4¼ inch f/6.3 Uno Anastigmat]
** 1927 [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C455.html No. 4 Ensign Carbine, tropical, with 4¼ inch f/6.3 Uno Anastigmat]
** 1907 [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C34.html Stereo Soho reflex with 6.4 inch f/6.3 Aldis Anastigmat Series II lenses], usable in mono or stereo.



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