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− | '''Fink-Roselieve''', later simply '''FR''', was a US manufacturer of photo products, mostly known for developing tanks and photo-chemistry products. Around 1942, they briefly offered a [[press camera]] in 2¼×3¼" size, the '''FR Reporter'''. Apparently some Reporters were actually manufactured; but it is a rarely-seen model (not even rating an entry in [[McKeown's]]). Around 1961 FR offered the '''Auto-Eye II''' 35mm camera, a rebranding of a model manufactured by [[Adox]]. | + | '''Fink-Roselieve''', later simply '''FR''', was a US manufacturer of photo products, mostly known for developing tanks and photo-chemistry products. A small spotlight, an accessory rangefinder, and other items were also sold. Around 1942, they briefly offered a [[press camera]] in 2¼×3¼" size, the '''FR Reporter'''. Apparently some Reporters were actually manufactured; but it is a rarely-seen model (not even rating an entry in [[McKeown's]]). By 1943, advertisements for Fink-Roselieve instead announced the company's manufacture of chemistry for WWII aerial reconnaissance. |
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+ | Around 1961 FR offered the '''Auto-Eye II''' 35mm camera, a rebranding of a model manufactured by [[Adox]]. | ||
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1942 advertisement scan courtesy Nesster (Image rights) |
Fink-Roselieve, later simply FR, was a US manufacturer of photo products, mostly known for developing tanks and photo-chemistry products. A small spotlight, an accessory rangefinder, and other items were also sold. Around 1942, they briefly offered a press camera in 2¼×3¼" size, the FR Reporter. Apparently some Reporters were actually manufactured; but it is a rarely-seen model (not even rating an entry in McKeown's). By 1943, advertisements for Fink-Roselieve instead announced the company's manufacture of chemistry for WWII aerial reconnaissance.
Around 1961 FR offered the Auto-Eye II 35mm camera, a rebranding of a model manufactured by Adox.
FR's "little man" logo scan courtesy Voxphoto (Image rights) |