Orionwerk

History

The company 'Orionwerk' Hannover (Gemany) was founded in 1893 as Glunz & Bülter. In 1903 it changed its name to Bülter & Stammer, probably because the company founder Bülter changed his partner. Later cameras of a maker Glunz from Hannover are known. In 1921 Bülter & Stammer became Orionwerke, and finally the Orionwerk A.G. stock market company. It produced a range of cameras until about 1933 when the company went into liquidation.

Models

Early Models

• Bülter & Stammer 13x18 Zweiverschluss-Kamera (two-shutter camera)

• Orion Box
• Orion Daphne
• Orion Dorrit
• Orion Tropen
• Orion-Klapp-Reflex
• Photo-Recorder 1578

Rio series

2C — a 9 x 12 vertical plate camera

• 2C Tropen Version for the tropics with exposed teak, brass and brown bellows
  

Rio 3C — a 9 x 12 vertical plate camera

• 3C Tropen Version for the tropics with exposed teak, brass and brown bellows
  
  • with Meyer Helioplan f/4.5 13.5cm in Compur
    

Rio 5C — a 9 x 12 vertical plate camera

• 5C Tropen. Version for the tropics with exposed teak, brass and brown bellows
  
  • with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/4.5 15cm lens in Compur
    

Rio 8 B — a 6 x 9 vertical plate camera

• with Spezial Aplanat f/8 10.5 cm in Vario shutter

Rio 8 C
Rio 10 B
Rio 10 C
Rio 11 B
Rio 12 C

Gauthier Vario Shutter (in Orion 'Rio' 14C) image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

14 C — a vertical 9x12 plate camera

• with Anastigmat Rionar f/6.8 135mm in Vario
  

Rio 15 B
Rio 18 B
Rio 18 C
Rio 19 C
Rio 20 C
Rio 21 C
Rio 22 D
Rio 23 C
Rio 25
Rio 25 B
Rio 25 C Luxus
Rio 25 D
Rio 26 B
Rio 26 C
Rio 26 C Luxus
Rio 28 C
Rio 44 C — a 12 x 9 horizontal plate camera

• with Meyer Görlitz Doppel-Anastigmat f6.8 13.5cm
  
• with Rodenstock Hemi f/7.2 13.5cm
  

Rio 73 B
Rio 74 B
Rio 75 B
Rio 79 C
Rio 79 D
Rio 81
Rio 82 B
Rio 83 B — a 120 rollfilm camera 6x9

• with Spezial Aplanat f/8 10.5 cm in Vario shutter

Rio 84
Rio 84 A — a strut-folding camera taking 4×6.5cm pictures on 127 film

• 84 A Luxus. Strut-folding vest pocket camera for 4×6.5cm.
  

Rio 84 C
Rio 84 D
Rio 84 E
Rio 85 C

Orionwerk Tropen Rio 3C, Meyer Helioplan f4,5/13.5cm lens. Images by yalluflex. (Image rights)

Orionwerk Tropen Rio 5C, Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f4,5/15cm lens. Images by yalluflex. (Image rights)

Notes and References

Links

• Orionwerk at Classic Cameras [2]
• Orion page at Collection G. Even's site