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| + | '''Century Camera Co.''' was founded in 1900 by three former employees of [[Rochester Optical Co.]]. | ||
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| + | The company achieved a high quality of its plate cameras, so that it had a 25% market share in 1902. | ||
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| + | In 1905, the company was purchased by the [[Rochester Panoramic|Rochester Panoramic Camera Co.]] . | ||
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| + | In 1908 the company became [[Kodak]]'s ''Century Camera Division'' which continued the brand ''Century'' until 1920. | ||
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Revision as of 22:51, 30 November 2012
| 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.)" |
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| Century Model 46 image by Bill Strong (Image rights) |
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| Century Camera image by OZBOX (Image rights) |
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| image by Missouri History Museum (Image rights) |
Century Camera Co. was founded in 1900 by three former employees of Rochester Optical Co..
The company achieved a high quality of its plate cameras, so that it had a 25% market share in 1902.
In 1905, the company was purchased by the Rochester Panoramic Camera Co. .
In 1908 the company became Kodak's Century Camera Division which continued the brand Century until 1920.
links
- History and studio cameras of Century Camera Co. at historiccamera.com [1]
- Century View Cameras at Field Cameras of the United States [2]
