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| − | '''Arthur | + | '''Arthur Hunt Crapsey, Jr''' (1919-1998) was an influential camera designer working for [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]], who had a hand in a great many designs. After graduating in Ceramic Design, he served in the US Air Force during World War II. Invalided out after losing his legs, he became one of Kodak's first industrial designers in 1945. |
Between 1948 and 1958 Crapsey was credited with patents for a large number of cameras, including: | Between 1948 and 1958 Crapsey was credited with patents for a large number of cameras, including: | ||
| − | * Kodak Automatic 35 | + | <table><tr><td valign=top> |
| + | * [[Kodak Automatic 35/Motormatic 35|Kodak Automatic 35]] | ||
* [[Kodak Bantam RF]] | * [[Kodak Bantam RF]] | ||
* [[Kodak Brownie Bull's-Eye]] | * [[Kodak Brownie Bull's-Eye]] | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Brownie Flash 20]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Brownie Hawkeye]] |
| − | * [[Kodak Brownie Holiday]] | + | * [[Kodak Brownie Holiday]] / Brownie Bullet |
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Brownie Starflex]] |
* [[Kodak Brownie Starlet]] | * [[Kodak Brownie Starlet]] | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Brownie Starmatic]] (with Mary Eaton) |
* [[Kodak Pony 828/135|Kodak Pony 135 & 828]] | * [[Kodak Pony 828/135|Kodak Pony 135 & 828]] | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak_Pony_828/135#Pony_II|Kodak Pony II]] (with Frank Zagara) |
* [[Kodak Signet 35]] | * [[Kodak Signet 35]] | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Signet 40]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Signet 50]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Kodak Signet 80]] |
* [[Kodak Stereo]] | * [[Kodak Stereo]] | ||
| + | </td><td valign=top> | ||
| + | {{Flickr_image | ||
| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterlerman/5134146734/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| + | |image=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1371/5134146734_506525cc21_m.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= right | ||
| + | |image_text= [[Kodak Signet 35|Signet 35]] | ||
| + | |image_by=Peter M Lerman | ||
| + | |image_rights=with permission | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Flickr_image | ||
| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/kratz/2410771090/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| + | |image= http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2169/2410771090_426ef35274_m.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= right | ||
| + | |image_text= [[Kodak Brownie Bull's-Eye]] | ||
| + | |image_by=John Kratz | ||
| + | |image_rights=non-commercial | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | </td><td> | ||
| + | {{Flickr_image | ||
| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/awcam/5005646176/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| + | |image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5005646176_719117f610_m.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= right | ||
| + | |image_text= [[Kodak Brownie Hawkeye|Brownie Hawkeye]] | ||
| + | |image_by=AWCam | ||
| + | |image_rights=with permission | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Flickr_image | ||
| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/kratz/2343380586/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| + | |image= http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2389/2343380586_69f4127b4e_m.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= right | ||
| + | |image_text= [[Kodak Brownie Starlet|Rio 400/Starlet]] | ||
| + | |image_by=John Kratz | ||
| + | |image_rights=non-commercial | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | </td></tr></table> | ||
| + | Crapsey was also granted patents for parts of cameras, over a long period (e.g. strap attaching device, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2521903.html US no. 2,521,903 (12 Sep 1950)]; a film cartridge, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/US3617013.html US no. 3,617,013 (2 Nov 1971)] and | ||
| + | Folded Path Zoom Lens [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3658411.html US Patent US3658411 (25 Apr 1972)]) | ||
| + | and his patents are referenced by many later patentees (e.g. for the [[Lomographic SuperSampler|Lomo Dalek/Supersampler]], [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D476674.html US Patent D476674 -1 Jul 2003]). | ||
| − | Crapsey | + | Crapsey is acknowledged as the main designer of the [[Kodak Brownie Star series]] and the [[Instamatic]] M-6 cine camera (1965). Crapsey became manager of the Eastman Kodak design group in 1960 - possibly the reason his name was on so many later patent applications. |
| − | + | He had possibly been inspired in some designs by [[Walter Dorwin Teague]]. | |
| − | Crapsey | + | == Sources == |
| + | * Soloway, Rick and Ralph London, ''"[http://wphs-tucson.blogspot.nl/2008/10/some-camera-designs-of-arthur-crapsey.html Some Camera Designs of Arthur Crapsey, Henry Dreyfuss and Raymond Loewy]"'', Photographica Digest (official journal of the Western Photographic Historical Society), Vol. 13, No. 11, Nov. 2006. | ||
| + | * London, Ralph and Rick Soloway, ''"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120912015746/http://www.ricksoloway.com/PhotoCanV32-3PROOF_1.pdf Camera Designs of Walter Dorwin Teague]"'' (archived), Photographic Canadiana, Dec 2006, Toronto, Canada. | ||
| + | * [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/result.html?sort=relevance&srch=top&query_txt=Crapsey%2C+Arthur+H&submit=&patents=on Arthur Crapsey patents] on [http://www.freepatentsonline.com Free Patents Online] | ||
| + | * [https://www.idsa.org/profile/arthur-h-crapsey-fidsa/ Crapsey Profile] on [https://www.idsa.org/ Industrial Designers Society of America] | ||
| − | == | + | == Links == |
| − | + | * [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D185595.pdf US Patent D185594] which became the [[Kodak Brownie Starmatic|Starmatic]] | |
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| − | * [http://www.freepatentsonline.com | ||
[[Category:Camera designers|Crapsey, Arthur H]] | [[Category:Camera designers|Crapsey, Arthur H]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:American people|Crapsey, Arthur H]] |
| + | [[Category: Kodak]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:40, 22 July 2023
Arthur Hunt Crapsey, Jr (1919-1998) was an influential camera designer working for Eastman Kodak, who had a hand in a great many designs. After graduating in Ceramic Design, he served in the US Air Force during World War II. Invalided out after losing his legs, he became one of Kodak's first industrial designers in 1945. Between 1948 and 1958 Crapsey was credited with patents for a large number of cameras, including:
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Crapsey was also granted patents for parts of cameras, over a long period (e.g. strap attaching device, US no. 2,521,903 (12 Sep 1950); a film cartridge, US no. 3,617,013 (2 Nov 1971) and Folded Path Zoom Lens US Patent US3658411 (25 Apr 1972)) and his patents are referenced by many later patentees (e.g. for the Lomo Dalek/Supersampler, US Patent D476674 -1 Jul 2003).
Crapsey is acknowledged as the main designer of the Kodak Brownie Star series and the Instamatic M-6 cine camera (1965). Crapsey became manager of the Eastman Kodak design group in 1960 - possibly the reason his name was on so many later patent applications. He had possibly been inspired in some designs by Walter Dorwin Teague.
Sources
- Soloway, Rick and Ralph London, "Some Camera Designs of Arthur Crapsey, Henry Dreyfuss and Raymond Loewy", Photographica Digest (official journal of the Western Photographic Historical Society), Vol. 13, No. 11, Nov. 2006.
- London, Ralph and Rick Soloway, "Camera Designs of Walter Dorwin Teague" (archived), Photographic Canadiana, Dec 2006, Toronto, Canada.
- Arthur Crapsey patents on Free Patents Online
- Crapsey Profile on Industrial Designers Society of America
Links
- US Patent D185594 which became the Starmatic
