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'''G.A. Krauss''' was a company trading and manufacturing photographic goods. It was founded as Stuttgart's first photography retailer in 1895 by Gustav Adolf Krauss (*27.5.1863 +3.5.1929). From about 1906 until 1912 it sold the stereo camera ''Krauss Polyscope'', which was actually build by [[Zulauf]].<ref>Gernot Förster, ''Die Firma G.A. Krauss in Stuttgart'', Article in ''PhotoDeal'' I/2008 (in German)</ref> From 1920 to 1934 the company produced own cameras, the most important being the [[Rollette]]. 

The founder's brother [[Krauss|Eugen Krauss]] (*1857) was a camera maker from the same family, but based in Paris. Gustav Adolf's son was also named Eugen (*1901), who took over the company in 1929 after his fathers death. He was the main inventor behind the quite innovative and sophisticated [[Peggy]] camera, which was produced from 1931. Camera production ceased in 1935 due to economic reasons, but the dealership continued.  

The shop in Stuttgart and its branches in the region were sold by the founder's grandson Rolf H. Krauss in 1991 to [[Photo Porst]].

== Cameras==
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|| [http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/48718006752/in/pool-camerawiki/ https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48718006752_d41d95b3ba_m_d.jpg] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/48717853161/in/pool-camerawiki https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48717853161_aff484f98e_m.jpg]
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|| ''Krauss Peggy. {{public domain UK}}''
|}

=== Plate cameras ===
* Stereoplast (Stereocamera)
* Nanos / Knirps (strut-folding, 4.5x6 cm plates)
=== 129 film ===
* [[Rollette]]
=== 35mm film ===
* [[Peggy]]
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== Links and References ==
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In English:
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180504131658/http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/Kamerahersteller/krauss.htm Krauss] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20191002075926/http://ukcamera.com:80/ UKCamera.com (archived)]
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeK_imagettes.php#KraussGA Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)

[[Category: German camera makers|Krauss]]