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The '''DeJUR Amsco''' Corporation of Shelton, Connecticut, and later New York, was founded in the 1920s by Ralph and Harry DeJur.<ref name=Expmtr>The [http://www.exposuremeters.net/expmeters/pages/dejur/dejur.htm DeJUR-Amsco] page at [http://www.exposuremeters.net/ Exposuremeters.net].</ref><ref>There is a theatre named the Harry DeJur Playhouse in New York.</ref> The company traded in photographic goods, and ''may'' have made some of their own, or had products made exclusively for them. Later, DeJur also sold office equipment including copiers and dictation recorders. The company was eventually sold in 1974, when Ralph DeJur retired. | The '''DeJUR Amsco''' Corporation of Shelton, Connecticut, and later New York, was founded in the 1920s by Ralph and Harry DeJur.<ref name=Expmtr>The [http://www.exposuremeters.net/expmeters/pages/dejur/dejur.htm DeJUR-Amsco] page at [http://www.exposuremeters.net/ Exposuremeters.net].</ref><ref>There is a theatre named the Harry DeJur Playhouse in New York.</ref> The company traded in photographic goods, and ''may'' have made some of their own, or had products made exclusively for them. Later, DeJur also sold office equipment including copiers and dictation recorders. The company was eventually sold in 1974, when Ralph DeJur retired. | ||
| − | The company was well-known for cine equipment, and also sold enlargers and exposure meters. These were made in the USA, perhaps by Hickok.<ref>James Ollinger suggests this, discussing the [http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/meters/dejur_50.html Model 50 Autocritic] in his [http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/index.html Exposure Meter Collection].</ref> DeJur-Amsco also imported cameras for sale under its own brand, from companies including [[Neidig]] and [[ | + | The company was well-known for cine equipment, and also sold enlargers and exposure meters. These were made in the USA, perhaps by Hickok.<ref>James Ollinger suggests this, discussing the [http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/meters/dejur_50.html Model 50 Autocritic] in his [http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/index.html Exposure Meter Collection].</ref> DeJur-Amsco also imported cameras for sale under its own brand, from companies including [[Neidig]] and [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]] (Topcon). The [[Petri]] camera shown below still bears the Petri name prominently, however (it may be that Petri themselves refused to have the camera completely rebranded; Petri had a US distributing company of their own at this time, so DeJur would not have had exclusive access to the product). |
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| − | |image_text= DeJur DR-10; a Graflex Ciro- | + | |image_text= DeJur DR-10; a Graflex [[Ciro-flex]], about 1953. |
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| − | |image_text= DeJur Dekon SR, or Topcon PR-II. | + | |image_text= DeJur Dekon SR, or [[Tōkyō Kōgaku|Topcon]] PR-II. |
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| Advertisement for the DeJur-Amsco 'Autocritic' meter, in Popular Photography, June 1946. Scan by Camera Wiki. (Image rights) |
The DeJUR Amsco Corporation of Shelton, Connecticut, and later New York, was founded in the 1920s by Ralph and Harry DeJur.[1][2] The company traded in photographic goods, and may have made some of their own, or had products made exclusively for them. Later, DeJur also sold office equipment including copiers and dictation recorders. The company was eventually sold in 1974, when Ralph DeJur retired.
The company was well-known for cine equipment, and also sold enlargers and exposure meters. These were made in the USA, perhaps by Hickok.[3] DeJur-Amsco also imported cameras for sale under its own brand, from companies including Neidig and Tōkyō Kōgaku (Topcon). The Petri camera shown below still bears the Petri name prominently, however (it may be that Petri themselves refused to have the camera completely rebranded; Petri had a US distributing company of their own at this time, so DeJur would not have had exclusive access to the product).
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| DeJur-branded Petri E.Bn, 1960. image by Anthony Rabun (Image rights) |
Cameras
- DeJur D-1 (1955) Made by Neidig in Germany as the Perlux II.
- DeJur D-3 (1957) Made by Neidig as the Perlux IIa.
- Dejur Reflex DR-10
- Dejur Reflex DR-20
- Dekon-SR (aka Topcon PRII)
- DeJUR Petri E.Bn (1960)
Notes
- ↑ The DeJUR-Amsco page at Exposuremeters.net.
- ↑ There is a theatre named the Harry DeJur Playhouse in New York.
- ↑ James Ollinger suggests this, discussing the Model 50 Autocritic in his Exposure Meter Collection.
