Difference between revisions of "Rochester Optical Co."
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*[http://www.fiberq.com/cam/roc.htm Rochester Optical's field cameras] at Field Cameras of the United States [http://www.fiberq.com/cam] | *[http://www.fiberq.com/cam/roc.htm Rochester Optical's field cameras] at Field Cameras of the United States [http://www.fiberq.com/cam] | ||
*[http://www.photographica.nu/roc238.htm New Model] view camera of 1889 at photographica.nu [http://www.photographica.nu] | *[http://www.photographica.nu/roc238.htm New Model] view camera of 1889 at photographica.nu [http://www.photographica.nu] | ||
| + | *[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=rocproducts List of cameras from the Rochester Optical Co.] with reference information at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera] | ||
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In 1883 the Rochester Optical Company was founded by W. F. Carlton when he took over the assets of camera maker William H. Walker. It invented and produced the famous "Premo" view camera line. In 1899 it became participant of an unsuccessful merger of camera companies. The resulting company made losses and was taken over by Kodak in 1903. Kodak let the factory continue the Premo camera line. Cameras
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| 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.)" |
- history of Rochester Optical Co. at historical camera [1]
- Rochester Optical's field cameras at Field Cameras of the United States [2]
- New Model view camera of 1889 at photographica.nu [3]
- List of cameras from the Rochester Optical Co. with reference information at Historic Camera
