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'''Marion and Company Ltd''' was a camera maker in London, England, from the early 1840s until 1921, when the company was one of the seven British firms which merged to form [[APeM]]. Marion & Co. Ltd was only the last name of the company, which was founded as Augustin Marion, and changed its name several times<ref>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/companies2.html#marion Marion Company names and addresses, with dates] at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk Early Photography]</ref>. The company also changed its address in London several times before settling in Soho Square. This address led to the Soho name being applied to some of the company's most successful products, including the [[Soho Reflex]] range of cameras of the early 20th century. The name Soho was also preserved in the names of later companies arising from the break-up of [[APeM]], Soho Ltd and [[Kershaw-Soho]].
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'''Marion and Company Ltd''' was a camera maker in London (from an earlier company in Paris<ref>Stated on the page for a [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0091 Marion 'Perfection'] 10x12 inch field/studio camera at [http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/index.php Wood and Brass]</ref>) from the early 1840s until 1921, when the company was one of the seven British firms which merged to form [[APM]]. Marion & Co. Ltd was only the last name of the company, which was founded as Augustin Marion, and changed its name several times<ref>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/companies2.html#marion Marion Company names and addresses, with dates] at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk Early Photography]</ref>. The company also changed its address in London several times before settling in Soho Square. This address led to the Soho name being applied to some of the company's most successful products, including the [[Soho Reflex]] range of cameras of the early 20th century. The name Soho was also preserved in the names of later companies arising from the break-up of [[APM]], Soho Ltd and [[Kershaw-Soho]].
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Marion & Co. cameras at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/ Early Photography]:
 
Marion & Co. cameras at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/ Early Photography]:
* [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C34.html Stereo Soho and quarter-plate Soho Reflex]
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* [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C154.html 'Academy' TLR camera] for small glass plates in a magazine, 1880s
* [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C483.html Stereo ''Tropical'' Soho] (teak-and-brass finished version of the stereo model above)
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* [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C56.html Marion 'Oxford' field camera], 1880s
* [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C550.html 2½x3½-inch Dainty Soho Reflex]
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* [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C73.html 'Miniature' camera] for small glass plates in a magazine, 1880s
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* [[Soho Reflex]] cameras:
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** [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C34.html Stereo Soho and quarter-plate Soho Reflex]
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** [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C483.html Stereo ''Tropical'' Soho] (teak-and-brass finished version of the stereo model above)
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** [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C550.html 2½x3½-inch Dainty Soho Reflex]
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* [http://www.archive.org/download/practicalguideto00mariuoft/practicalguideto00mariuoft.pdf Marion's Practical Guide to Photography] Marion & Co, London, 1885. 284 pp. Includes advertisements for the Academy, Oxford and Miniature cameras. PDF document (other formats available on [http://www.archive.org/details/practicalguideto00mariuoft the book's page] at [http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive]
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Marion and Company Ltd was a camera maker in London (from an earlier company in Paris[1]) from the early 1840s until 1921, when the company was one of the seven British firms which merged to form APM. Marion & Co. Ltd was only the last name of the company, which was founded as Augustin Marion, and changed its name several times[2]. The company also changed its address in London several times before settling in Soho Square. This address led to the Soho name being applied to some of the company's most successful products, including the Soho Reflex range of cameras of the early 20th century. The name Soho was also preserved in the names of later companies arising from the break-up of APM, Soho Ltd and Kershaw-Soho.


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  1. Stated on the page for a Marion 'Perfection' 10x12 inch field/studio camera at Wood and Brass
  2. Marion Company names and addresses, with dates at Early Photography


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Marion & Co. cameras at Early Photography: