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In 1891 the ''Rochester Camera Mfg. Co.'' was founded by H. B. Carlton, the brother of [[Rochester Optical Co.|Rochester Optical]]'s founder W. F. Carlton. Later it became the '''Rochester Camera and Supply Co.''', and after a while it was the '''Rochester Camera Co.'''. In 1899 it joined the new group '''Rochester Optical and Camera Co.''' which was taken over by [[Kodak]] in 1903. A main product line of Rochester Camera and Supply were the ''Poco'' folding cameras. The cameras were equipped with RCCo or [[Bausch & Lomb]] shutter.
 
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In 1891 the ''Rochester Camera Mfg. Co.'' was founded by H. B. Carlton, the brother of [[Rochester Optical Co.|Rochester Optical]]'s founder W. F. Carlton. Later it became the '''Rochester Camera and Supply Co.'''. In 1899 it joined the new group '''Rochester Optical and Camera Co.''' which was taken over by [[Kodak]] in 1903. A main product line of Rochester Camera and Supply were the ''Poco'' folding cameras. The cameras were equipped with Poco shutters.
 
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===Cameras===
 
===Cameras===
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*Poco ''(leather coating even inside case)''
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*[[Poco|Cycle Poco]] No. 1/2/3/4/5
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*Folding Poco
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*Folding Poco A
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*Folding Gem Poco
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*Gem Poco
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*King Poco
 
*Poco (4x5)
 
*Poco (4x5)
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*[[Pocket Poco]] (3 1/4 x 4 1/4)
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*[[Pocket Poco]] (3¼ x 4¼)
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*Pocket Poco A (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 strut folder)
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*[[Pocket Poco A]] (3¼ x 4¼ strut folder, the same as the [[Pocket Monroe]] A)
 
*Poco View
 
*Poco View
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*Rochester View
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*[[Rochester View]]
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*Cycle Poco
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*[[Poco|Tele Photo Cycle Poco B/C/D]]
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*Tele Photo Cycle Poco
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*[[Poco|Tele Photo Poco A]]
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*Stereo Poco
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==Links==
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*[http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/pktpocoa.html Pocket Poco A] at [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com Antique Wood Cameras]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090228062212/http://www.boxcameras.com/telepococam.html Tele Photo Cycle Poco] on [http://web.archive.org/web/20081026104006/http://www.boxcameras.com/ BoxCameras.com] via [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive: The Wayback Machine]
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*[http://www.fiberq.com/cam/roc/view2poco.htm Poco View] and [http://www.fiberq.com/cam/roc/view2.htm Rochester View] at  [http://www.fiberq.com/cam Field Cameras of the United States: 1879-1930]
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*[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=rocamco Listing of Rochester Cameras] with reference information at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera]
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*[http://butkus.org/chinon/poco/cycle_poco_no_3/cycle_poco_no_3.htm Cycle Poco PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website]
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===Links===
 
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*[http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/pktpocoa.htm Pocket Poco A] at Antique Wood Cameras [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com]
 
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*[http://www.boxcameras.com/perfectpocosad.html an ad] and the [http://www.boxcameras.com/telepococam.html Tele Photo Cycle Poco] at BoxCameras.com [http://www.boxcameras.com/telepococam.html]
 
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*[http://www.fiberq.com/cam/roc/view2poco.htm Poco View] and [http://www.fiberq.com/cam/roc/view2.htm Rochester View] at Field Cameras of the United States: 1879-1930 [http://www.fiberq.com/cam]
 
  
 
[[Category:Camera makers]]
 
[[Category:Camera makers]]

Latest revision as of 16:21, 18 July 2017

3152517510_a82c0be1f4.jpg
Cycle Poco No. 3 with Unicum shutter
image by HamWithCam (Image rights)

In 1891 the Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. was founded by H. B. Carlton, the brother of Rochester Optical's founder W. F. Carlton. Later it became the Rochester Camera and Supply Co., and after a while it was the Rochester Camera Co.. In 1899 it joined the new group Rochester Optical and Camera Co. which was taken over by Kodak in 1903. A main product line of Rochester Camera and Supply were the Poco folding cameras. The cameras were equipped with RCCo or Bausch & Lomb shutter.

photography related industry in Rochester (New York)
American Camera | Bausch & Lomb | Blair | Century | Crown Optical Co. | Elgeet | Folmer & Schwing | Gassner and Marx | Graflex | Gundlach | Ilex | JML | Kodak | Milburn | Monroe | PMC | Ray | Reichenbach, Morey and Will | Rochester Camera and Supply Co. | Rochester Optical Co. | Rochester Panoramic Camera Co. | Seneca | Sunart | Walker | Webster Industries | Wollensak
and in Rochester (Minnesota)
Conley
external links
graflex.org - Rudolf Kingslake's
"Optical industry in Rochester (N.Y.)"

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16466275693_158bef95c7_n_d.jpg
Cycle Poco No. 3 with Unicum shutter
image by Luis Cozeto (Image rights)
10749799506_850e6b0fb5_m_d.jpg
Gem Poco Camera, 1895
image by Gregory Peterson (Image rights)
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