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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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| − | |image_text= | + | |image_text= American Optical 4x5 dry plate camera, 1884 |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://antiquecameras.net/1871cameracatalog.html 1871 American Optical Co. Catalogue] at [http://antiquecameras.net/home.html antiquecameras.net] |
| − | + | *[http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/ao.htm big collection of AO cameras] at [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/index.htm Field Cameras of the United States] | |
| − | + | *[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=am_opt_portrait Camera models of 1892: Portrait Cameras], [http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=irving Irving Camera] and [http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=am_opt-star Star View Cameras] at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera] | |
| + | *[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=amoptical Product Listing of American Optical Cameras] at [http://historiccamera.com/ Historic Camera] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||
[[Category:Camera makers]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 17 July 2022
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) |
