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'''Poulenc Frères''' was a company in Paris, that made some cameras, before concentrating on production of chemicals. The company was based at 92 Rue Vielle du Temple, with another branch at 122 Boulevard Saint-Germain.<ref name=CdA1>Article on a [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11166 Poulenc Detective camera] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils].</ref>
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'''Poulenc Frères''' was a company in Paris, that made some cameras, before concentrating on production of chemicals. The company was based at 92 Rue Vielle du Temple, with another branch at 122 Boulevard Saint-Germain.<ref name=CA1>Article on a [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11166 Poulenc Detective camera] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection Appareils].</ref>
  
The company was founded as Whittmann & Poulenc in 1858 by Etienne Poulenc.<ref name=CdA1></ref> The 'Frères' were his three nephews Gaston, Emile and Camille who inherited the company.
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The company was founded as Whittmann & Poulenc in 1858 by Etienne Poulenc.<ref name=CA1></ref> The 'Frères' were his three nephews Gaston, Emile and Camille who inherited the company.
  
 
==Cameras==
 
==Cameras==
 
* [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2453755 Stereo and Panorama camera for 6.5×9 cm plates, about 1880], with stereo lenses by A. Pruzmowski of Paris and a separate landscape lens for panoramic use. The camera is collapsible, with an unpleated bellows in a wooden body. A lot in an auction in September 2006 by [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/auctionteambreker Auction Team Breker] in Cologne.
 
* [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2453755 Stereo and Panorama camera for 6.5×9 cm plates, about 1880], with stereo lenses by A. Pruzmowski of Paris and a separate landscape lens for panoramic use. The camera is collapsible, with an unpleated bellows in a wooden body. A lot in an auction in September 2006 by [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/auctionteambreker Auction Team Breker] in Cologne.
 
* [http://glangl1.free.fr/Marques_Fr/Poulenc_F.html La Formosa folding stereo camera] (format and date not known) at Gérard Langlois' [http://glangl1.free.fr/Marques_Fr/Marques_Fr.htm Constructeurs Français d'Appareils Photo]
 
* [http://glangl1.free.fr/Marques_Fr/Poulenc_F.html La Formosa folding stereo camera] (format and date not known) at Gérard Langlois' [http://glangl1.free.fr/Marques_Fr/Marques_Fr.htm Constructeurs Français d'Appareils Photo]
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=211 Falling-plate Stand camera, about 1900] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils] (the page shows a printed advertisement for the camera, which does not make clear the plate size).
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=211 Falling-plate Stand camera, about 1900] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection Appareils] (the page shows a printed advertisement for the camera, which does not make clear the plate size).
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11166 Detective Camera, about 1900], also at Collection d'Appareils. This wooden box-form camera has focusing by means of four auxiliary lenses selected by a lever on the front, and four aperture settings selected by another. It has a self-tensioning shutter with variabe speed (by varying the spring tension). The example shown at Collection d'Appareils is for 9×12 cm plates; McKeown also lists this camera, but for 8×11 cm plates.<ref>{{McKeown12}} p801.</ref>
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11166 Detective Camera, about 1900], also at Collection Appareils. This wooden box-form camera has focusing by means of four auxiliary lenses selected by a lever on the front, and four aperture settings selected by another. It has a self-tensioning shutter with variabe speed (by varying the spring tension). The example shown at Collection Appareils is for 9×12 cm plates; McKeown also lists this camera, but for 8×11 cm plates.<ref>{{McKeown12}} p801.</ref>
  
  
The company was very successful in chemicals, becoming Rhone-Poulenc in 1928, which in turn became the Rhodia group in 1999.<ref name=CdA1></ref>
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The company was very successful in chemicals, becoming '''Rhone-Poulenc''' in 1928, which in turn became the Rhodia group in 1999.<ref name=CA1></ref>
  
  

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Poulenc Frères was a company in Paris, that made some cameras, before concentrating on production of chemicals. The company was based at 92 Rue Vielle du Temple, with another branch at 122 Boulevard Saint-Germain.[1]

The company was founded as Whittmann & Poulenc in 1858 by Etienne Poulenc.[1] The 'Frères' were his three nephews Gaston, Emile and Camille who inherited the company.

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The company was very successful in chemicals, becoming Rhone-Poulenc in 1928, which in turn became the Rhodia group in 1999.[1]


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Article on a Poulenc Detective camera at Sylvain Halgand's Collection Appareils.
  2. 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). p801.