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| − | Monarck Manufacturing Company was based in Chicago Illinois and sold a line of low priced cameras. The cameras often bore variations of the company name include Monarck Mfg Co., Monarch Mfg Co., and Monark Mfg Co. | + | '''Monarck Manufacturing Company''' was based in Chicago, Illinois, and sold a line of low-priced cameras. The cameras often bore variations of the company name include Monarck Mfg Co., Monarch Mfg Co., and Monark Mfg Co. |
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| − | |image_text= Monarck Manufacturing Company<br/> | + | |image_text= Monarck Manufacturing Company ad,<br/>from June, 1940 ''Popular Photography''<br/>Note '''Monarch 620''' is spelled both ways |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In 1940 the company was located at 711 W. Lake Street, Chicago, | + | In 1940 the company was located at 711 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois<ref>Popular Photography, June 1940, Page 107</ref>. In the bewildering world of Chicago camera manufacturing, note this address was one also used by [[Spartus]], [[Galter]], [[Herold]], [[Spencer]], and their numerous sub-brands. |
==127 Cameras== | ==127 Cameras== | ||
* Flashmaster No. 110 (Graf Meniscus lens) | * Flashmaster No. 110 (Graf Meniscus lens) | ||
* Flashmaster No. 117 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops) | * Flashmaster No. 117 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops) | ||
| + | * Flash-Master (metal or bakelite pseudo TLR) | ||
* Flexmaster Reflex No. 211 (Graf Meniscus Lens) | * Flexmaster Reflex No. 211 (Graf Meniscus Lens) | ||
* Flexmaster Reflex No. 248 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops) | * Flexmaster Reflex No. 248 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops) | ||
* Kandõ Reflex | * Kandõ Reflex | ||
| + | * [[Royal Reflex]] (pseudo TLR) | ||
* Lincoln Candid Type | * Lincoln Candid Type | ||
* Vogue Candid Type | * Vogue Candid Type | ||
| + | * Churchill Candid Type | ||
| + | * Traveler Candid Type | ||
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==135 Cameras== | ==135 Cameras== | ||
| − | * Princess No. 300 | + | * Princess No. 300 (apparently the same as the [[Spartus 35]]) |
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==620 Cameras== | ==620 Cameras== | ||
| − | * Monarck No. 620 | + | * Monarck No. 620 |
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| − | |image_text=Monark | + | |image_text=Monark Mfg. Co.<br>'''Kandõ Reflex''' |
|image_by=Mike Ttv | |image_by=Mike Ttv | ||
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| + | |image_text=Monarch Mfg. Co.<br>'''Kandõ Reflex''' | ||
| + | |image_by=John Kratz | ||
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| + | |image_text=Monarch Mfg. Co. '''Vogue''' | ||
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| + | {{ChiClust}} | ||
| + | {{Chicago}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Camera makers]] [[Category:USA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:20, 30 June 2020
Monarck Manufacturing Company was based in Chicago, Illinois, and sold a line of low-priced cameras. The cameras often bore variations of the company name include Monarck Mfg Co., Monarch Mfg Co., and Monark Mfg Co.
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| Monarck Manufacturing Company ad, from June, 1940 Popular Photography Note Monarch 620 is spelled both ways image by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
History
In 1940 the company was located at 711 W. Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois[1]. In the bewildering world of Chicago camera manufacturing, note this address was one also used by Spartus, Galter, Herold, Spencer, and their numerous sub-brands.
127 Cameras
- Flashmaster No. 110 (Graf Meniscus lens)
- Flashmaster No. 117 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops)
- Flash-Master (metal or bakelite pseudo TLR)
- Flexmaster Reflex No. 211 (Graf Meniscus Lens)
- Flexmaster Reflex No. 248 (f7.7 achromatic lens, 3 stops)
- Kandõ Reflex
- Royal Reflex (pseudo TLR)
- Lincoln Candid Type
- Vogue Candid Type
- Churchill Candid Type
- Traveler Candid Type
135 Cameras
- Princess No. 300 (apparently the same as the Spartus 35)
620 Cameras
- Monarck No. 620
Photos
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| Monark Mfg. Co. Kandõ Reflex image by Mike Ttv (Image rights) |
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| Monarch Mfg. Co. Kandõ Reflex image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
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| Monarch Mfg. Co. Vogue image by Inspiredphotos (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ Popular Photography, June 1940, Page 107
See The Chicago Cluster for more probably-related cameras and "companies"
| Companies of Chicago (Illinois) |
| Adams & Westlake | Central Camera Co. | American Advertising and Research Co. | Bernard | Burke & James | Busch | Calumet | Candid | Chicago Aerial | Chicago Camera Co. | Chicago Ferrotype Company | Deardorff | De Vry | Drucker | Galter | Geiss | Herold | Imperial | Kemper | Lennor Engineering Co. | Metropolitan Industries | Monarch | Montgomery Ward | Pho-Tak | QRS Company | Rolls | Sans & Streiffe | Sears | Seymour | Spartus | The Camera Man | United States Camera Co. | Western Camera Manufacturing Co. | Yale | Zar | Zenith |
| Chicago in depth: The Chicago Cluster, a bakelite trust? |
