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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. | '''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;<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. | + | 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.<ref>Wilkinson, M, and Glanfield, C. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates.</ref> |
== Cameras == | == Cameras == | ||
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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.[2]
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.
- ↑ Wilkinson, M, and Glanfield, C. 2001. A Lens Collector's Vade Mecum, CD-rom Version 3F. Edited by A. N. Wright. Cornwall, UK: David Matthews Associates.
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
