Baker and Rouse
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Baker and Rouse was a maker of photographic materials in Melbourne, Australia, from the late 19th century well into the 20th. Thomas Baker started the company as the Austral Plate Company in 1884. He formed a partnership with John Rouse in 1887; the company was renamed Thomas Baker and Company Laboratory, then Baker and Rouse Australia Laboratory, and finally in 1896 Baker and Rouse Pty Ltd.[1] Baker and Rouse merged with [Kodak|Eastman Kodak] in 1908, both men remaining as directors.
Cameras
Austral falling-plate detective cameras have been seen in several sizes (No. 1A, No. 3 and No. 3A are listed at various websites)
Notes
- ↑ Introductory page to the Baker & Rouse collection at Museum Victoria.
Links
- Austral No. 3A falling-plate camera marked for Baker & Rouse Pty Ltd, presumably dating it to 1908 or earlier, in sespquiped's Flickr photostream.
- Cameras including an Austral No. 3 at Aussiebloke
