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− | |image_text= Blair Camera Co., Hawk-Eye Junior, c.1895 | + | |image_text= Blair Camera Co., [[Hawk-Eye Junior]], c.1895 |
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− | '''The Blair Camera Co.''' was an American camera maker based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1879 it was '''Blair Tourograph Co.''', named after a camera type introduced in 1878. In 1890 it bought another Boston-based camera maker, the | + | '''The Blair Camera Co.''' was an American camera maker based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1879 it was '''Blair Tourograph Co.''', named after a camera type introduced in 1878. In 1890 it bought another Boston-based camera maker, the Boston Camera Company. From this company it took over the "Hawk-Eye" box camera series. In 1899 Blair became a division of [[Kodak]]. It was relocated to Rochester, New York, the home of Kodak. First the Hawk-Eye cameras were continued by Blair, later the camera type name was reused by Kodak for several later camera types. |
===Cameras=== | ===Cameras=== | ||
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− | * [[ | + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/slothart/4173783060/in/pool-camerawiki |
+ | |image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4173783060_ca635b9d6f_m.jpg | ||
+ | |image_align= right | ||
+ | |image_text= Blair No.3 Folding Weno Hawkeye | ||
+ | |image_by= Allan Chaykin | ||
+ | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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+ | |image_align= right | ||
+ | |image_text= Blair No. 3 Folding Hawk-Eye Model 3 | ||
+ | |image_by= Donald Poirier | ||
+ | |image_rights= (C) | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | * [[Baby Hawk-Eye (Blair)|Baby Hawk-Eye]] | ||
* Cincinnati | * Cincinnati | ||
* Champion | * Champion | ||
* Hawk-Eye Detective Camera | * Hawk-Eye Detective Camera | ||
+ | * [[Hawk-Eye Junior]] | ||
+ | * [[Lucidograph]] | ||
* Stereo Hawk-Eye | * Stereo Hawk-Eye | ||
+ | * Tourograph | ||
* Weno No.7 Hawk-Eye | * Weno No.7 Hawk-Eye | ||
− | * Weno No.5 Hawk-Eye | + | * [[Weno No.5 Hawk-Eye]] |
− | * Weno Stereo Camera | + | * [[Weno Stereo Camera]] |
* [[No. 3 B Folding Hawk-Eye]] | * [[No. 3 B Folding Hawk-Eye]] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | + | * [http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=953& Blair Camera Listing] at Historic Camera | |
− | * [http:// | + | *[https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/rl/00711/00711.pdf The European Blair Camera Co. Ltd catalog (pdf)] at [https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/ Pacific Rim Camera] |
− | * [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/blair.htm Blair view cameras] at | + | * [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/blair.htm Blair view cameras] at [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam Field Cameras of the United States: 1879-1930] |
* [http://antiquecameras.net/1883blairenvelope.html Rare 1883 Blair Advertising Envelope] | * [http://antiquecameras.net/1883blairenvelope.html Rare 1883 Blair Advertising Envelope] | ||
− | * [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/blairhawkeye.shtml Blair's Hawk-Eye Detective camera] at | + | * [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/blairhawkeye.shtml Blair's Hawk-Eye Detective camera] at [http://www.vintagephoto.tv Scott's Photographica] |
− | * [http://www.boxcameras.com/stereohawkeye.html Stereo Hawk-Eye Mod. 3 and 4 of Blair Camera Division] at | + | * [http://archive.is/www.boxcameras.com/stereohawkeye.html Stereo Hawk-Eye Mod. 3 and 4 of Blair Camera Division] at [http://archive.is/www.boxcameras.com BoxCameras.com] (archived) |
− | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ | + | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10445 Blair Weno Stereo] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French) |
Latest revision as of 05:02, 31 May 2023
photography related industry in Rochester (New York) |
American Camera | Bausch & Lomb | Blair | Century | Crown Optical Co. | Elgeet | Folmer & Schwing | Gassner and Marx | Graflex | Gundlach | Ilex | JML | Kodak | Milburn | Monroe | PMC | Ray | Reichenbach, Morey and Will | Rochester Camera and Supply Co. | Rochester Optical Co. | Rochester Panoramic Camera Co. | Seneca | Sunart | Walker | Webster Industries | Wollensak |
and in Rochester (Minnesota) |
Conley |
external links |
graflex.org - Rudolf Kingslake's "Optical industry in Rochester (N.Y.)" |
Blair Camera Co., Hawk-Eye Junior, c.1895 image by Eduardo Urdangaray (Image rights) |
The Blair Camera Co. was an American camera maker based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1879 it was Blair Tourograph Co., named after a camera type introduced in 1878. In 1890 it bought another Boston-based camera maker, the Boston Camera Company. From this company it took over the "Hawk-Eye" box camera series. In 1899 Blair became a division of Kodak. It was relocated to Rochester, New York, the home of Kodak. First the Hawk-Eye cameras were continued by Blair, later the camera type name was reused by Kodak for several later camera types.
Cameras
Blair folding Weno image by little kitten tattoo (Image rights) |
Blair No.3 Folding Weno Hawkeye image by Allan Chaykin (Image rights) |
Blair No. 3 Folding Hawk-Eye Model 3 image by Donald Poirier (Image rights) |
- Baby Hawk-Eye
- Cincinnati
- Champion
- Hawk-Eye Detective Camera
- Hawk-Eye Junior
- Lucidograph
- Stereo Hawk-Eye
- Tourograph
- Weno No.7 Hawk-Eye
- Weno No.5 Hawk-Eye
- Weno Stereo Camera
- No. 3 B Folding Hawk-Eye
Links
- Blair Camera Listing at Historic Camera
- The European Blair Camera Co. Ltd catalog (pdf) at Pacific Rim Camera
- Blair view cameras at Field Cameras of the United States: 1879-1930
- Rare 1883 Blair Advertising Envelope
- Blair's Hawk-Eye Detective camera at Scott's Photographica
- Stereo Hawk-Eye Mod. 3 and 4 of Blair Camera Division at BoxCameras.com (archived)
- Blair Weno Stereo at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)