Perken
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Perken, Son & Rayment was a maker of cameras, lenses and other photographic equipment, including studio and darkroom apparatus and magic lanterns and accessories. The company address was 99 Hatton Garden, in central London.
McKeown, citing the company's advertisements, states that the original company was founded in 1852.[1] By 1886 it was LeJeune and Perken; by 1888 Perken, Son and Rayment, and in 1900 it was Perken and Son.
The company used the brand name Optimus for a great many of its products, including cameras, lenses and magic lanterns.
Cameras
Lenses
- 7" × 5" "Optimus"
- Rapid Euryscope 5" × 4" "Optimus"
| British companies | ||
| Adams & Co. | Agilux | Aldis | APeM | Aptus | Artima | Barnet Ensign | Beard | Beck | Benetfink | Billcliff | Boots | British Ferrotype | Butcher | Chapman | Cooke | Corfield | Coronet | Dallmeyer | Dekko | De Vere | Dixons | Dollond | Elliott | Gandolfi | Gnome | Griffiths | G. Hare | Houghtons | Houghton-Butcher | Hunter | Ilford | Jackson | Johnson | Kentmere | Kershaw-Soho | Kodak Ltd. | Lancaster | Lejeune and Perken | Lizars | London & Paris Optic & Clock Company | Marion | Marlow | Meagher | MPP | Neville | Newman & Guardia | Pearson and Denham | Perken, Son and Company | Perken, Son & Rayment | Photopia | Purma | Reid & Sigrist | Reynolds and Branson | Ross | Ross Ensign | Sanderson | Sands & Hunter | Shackman | Shew | Soho | Standard Cameras Ltd | Taylor-Hobson | Thornton-Pickard | Underwood | United | Watkins | Watson | Wynne's Infallible | Wray |
Notes
- ↑ 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). p779.
Links
- Perkin Son & Rayment Camera Listing with reference information at Historic Camera
