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| − | '''Willhelm Kenngott''' was a German company that made lenses and folding plate cameras. It was based in Stuttgart | + | '''Willhelm Kenngott''' was a German company that made lenses and folding plate cameras. It was based in Stuttgart. The company was wound up in 1932. |
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| + | McKeown states that Kenngott had a subsidiary that made lenses in Paris;<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p457.</ref> However, the Lens Vade Mecum lists this company as ''P.'' Kengott, and lists lenses dated rather earlier, in the first decade of the 20th century. | ||
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| − | * [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C572.html Tropical Hand Camera, c1930] (a simplified Phönix) | + | * [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C572.html 9×12 Tropical Hand Camera, c1930] (a simplified Phönix) at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/ Early Photography] |
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Willhelm Kenngott was a German company that made lenses and folding plate cameras. It was based in Stuttgart. The company was wound up in 1932.
McKeown states that Kenngott had a subsidiary that made lenses in Paris;[1] However, the Lens Vade Mecum lists this company as P. Kengott, and lists lenses dated rather earlier, in the first decade of the 20th century.
Cameras
- McKeown lists unnamed plate cameras in several sizes from the 1920s[1]
- Phönix (1924)
- Matador (1928)
- Supra (1929)
- Notafix (1932)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p457.
Links
- 9×12 Tropical Hand Camera, c1930 (a simplified Phönix) at Early Photography
In Japanese:
- Kenngott Wekar 10.5cm f/4.5 and specs at ksmt.com
- Unidentified plate folder with a Wekar 105mm f/4.5 lens and an Ibsor shutter at Noyan's blog
