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'''Burke & James''' Inc. of Chicago was a camera manufacturer and importer of cameras and lenses. The company was established in 1897 by founders Henry Burke and David James. Products were sold via store front as well as mail order. It designed and manufactured [[view camera]]s, fingerprint cameras, portrait cameras, cine cameras, graphic arts equipment, lenses, darkroom sinks and other things. Many of its own products seem to have got one of the additional brand names [[Rexo]], '''Watson''' and '''Ingento'''.
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'''Burke & James''' Inc. Chicago was a camera manufacturer and importer of cameras and lenses. It designed and manufactured view Cameras, fingerprint cameras, portrait cameras, graphic arts equipment, lenses, darkroom sinks and other things. Many of its own products seem to have got one of the additional brand names [[Rexo]], '''Watson''' and '''Ingento'''.
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* Commercial View Camera 4x5
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* Commercial View Camera 11x14
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* [[Grover]] 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10
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* [[The "Ideal" Flash Gun]]
 
 
* [[Burke & James "Ingento" Studio Camera]]
 
* [[Burke & James "Ingento" Studio Camera]]
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* Watson Burke & James 4x5 Press Camera
 
 
* Ingento 5x7 Compact Camera
 
* Ingento 5x7 Compact Camera
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* [[Rexo]] accessories and [[rollfilm]] cameras
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* [[No. 0 Folding Ingento|No. 0 Folding Ingento]]
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* [[Orbit]] 4x5 and 5x7
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* Panoram 120 - four 7 &times; 2 &frac14;" on 120 roll film
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* Panoram 120 Mark II - with focus mount
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* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9/Burke/index.html Graflex copies made by Burke and James] at Jo Lommen's [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9]
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* Panoram 120 Mark III - f/6.8 Goerz Dangor lens
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* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9/Burke/page2.html partial company history by former vice president of the company] at Jo Lommen's [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lommen9]
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* Rembrandt - 5x7 Portrait Camera
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeB_imagettes.php#Burkejames Camera] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr]
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* [[Rexo|Rexo series]] - [[rollfilm]] cameras
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* [[Rexoette|Rexoette]] - rollfilm box cameras
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* Saturn 75
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* [[Burke & James 4x5 Speed Press]]
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* Watson 2 &frac14; &times; 3 &frac14;  Press camera
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* Watson 4x5 Press camera
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* Watson Holmes - fingerprint camera, 2 &frac14; &times; 3 &frac14;"
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===Enlargers===
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* Solar 120
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* Solar 45C
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* Solar 45DR
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* Solar 57
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* Solar 57HC
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* Solar Autofocus
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* Solar Auto 66
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* Solarmatic 160
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===Other products===
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* Burke & James Universal Camera (a hand-cranked 35 mm cine camera, 1918)<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Burke-James-Universal-Camera/AI-22-14419 Burke & James Universal Camera] serial no. 38, painted in army green, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-22/ 22nd Westlicht Photographica Auction], on 24 November 2012.</ref>
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* Burke & James Ingento Sure Shot [[flash]]lamp
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* [[The "Ideal" Flash Gun|Burke & James The "Ideal" Flash Gun]]
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* [[Rexo|Burke & James Rexo accessories]]
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* Essenkay Color Film Adaptor (for using 828 film in 120 cameras)
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==Links==
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* [http://lommen9.home.xs4all.nl/Burke/index.html Graflex copies made by Burke and James] at [http://lommen9.home.xs4all.nl/index.html Jo Lommen's]
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* [http://lommen9.home.xs4all.nl/Burke/page2.html partial company history by former vice president of the company] at [http://lommen9.home.xs4all.nl/index.html Jo Lommen's]
 
* [http://flickr.com/groups/burke_and_james/ Flickr group Burke & James]
 
* [http://flickr.com/groups/burke_and_james/ Flickr group Burke & James]
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* [http://www.fiberq.com/cam/misc/bjingentocompact.htm Ingento 5x7 Compact Camera] at Field Cameras of the United States [http://www.fiberq.com/cam]
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* [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/misc/bjingentocompact.htm Ingento 5x7 Compact Camera] at [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/index.htm Wooden Field Cameras of the United States]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeB_imagettes.php#Burdlo Burke & James] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection Appareils] (in French)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 22 January 2024

3801571210_f3a22d3414.jpg
Burke & James 8x10 commercial view camera
with grey paint removed showing maple wood.
image by J. Golden (Image rights)

Burke & James Inc. of Chicago was a camera manufacturer and importer of cameras and lenses. The company was established in 1897 by founders Henry Burke and David James. Products were sold via store front as well as mail order. It designed and manufactured view cameras, fingerprint cameras, portrait cameras, cine cameras, graphic arts equipment, lenses, darkroom sinks and other things. Many of its own products seem to have got one of the additional brand names Rexo, Watson and Ingento.


403805443_af237be6fd_m.jpg
Burke & James 4x5 Speed Press
image by PhotoShop Guru (Image rights)
2359150063_8662c3535d_m.jpg
Orbit 5x7 monorail camera
image by Christopher Ness (Image rights)


Products

Cameras

Enlargers

  • Solar 120
  • Solar 45C
  • Solar 45DR
  • Solar 57
  • Solar 57HC
  • Solar Autofocus
  • Solar Auto 66
  • Solarmatic 160

Other products

Notes

  1. ↑ Burke & James Universal Camera serial no. 38, painted in army green, sold at the 22nd Westlicht Photographica Auction, on 24 November 2012.

Links

Companies of Chicago (Illinois)
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