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| − | '''American Optical Co.''' was a 19th century camera maker, based in New York and New Haven, USA. In 1871 it became a division of [[Scovill]] Mfg. Co., the division that made the better versions of Scovill's cameras, made of finer wood, with a better finish. American Optical made view cameras for an astonishing variety of exposure formats. The company still exists as maker of microscopes. | + | '''American Optical Co.''' was a 19th century camera maker, based in New York and New Haven, USA. In 1871 it became a division of [[Scovill]] Mfg. Co., the division that made the better versions of Scovill's cameras, made of finer wood, with a better finish. American Optical made view cameras for an astonishing variety of exposure formats, for example the [[American Optical Improved View Camera]]. The company still exists as maker of microscopes. |
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American Optical Co. was a 19th century camera maker, based in New York and New Haven, USA. In 1871 it became a division of Scovill Mfg. Co., the division that made the better versions of Scovill's cameras, made of finer wood, with a better finish. American Optical made view cameras for an astonishing variety of exposure formats, for example the American Optical Improved View Camera. The company still exists as maker of microscopes.
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| American Optical 4x5 dry plate camera, 1884 image by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (Image rights) |
Links
- 1871 American Optical Co. Catalogue at antiquecameras.net
- big collection of AO cameras at Field Cameras of the United States [1]
- Camera models of 1892: Portrait Cameras [2], Irving Camera [3], Star View Cameras [4] at Historic Camera [5]
- [6] Historic Camera's Product Listing of American Optical Cameras
