Schaller
The Kunsttischlerei Christof Schaller was a camera maker in Vienna, the Austrian capital.
It called itself also Christof Schaller Wien, Fotografische Manufactur.
Cabinetmaker Christof Schaller founded the company in 1889 and added a photo supply shop in 1898. In 1901 he was specialized in field cameras of the German Reisekamera type. The company moved and opened further shops, probably including a photo atelier since Schaller became a renowned photographer, active in several associations:
- Photographische Gesellschaft
- Reichsverband österreichisch-ungarischer Photohändler (co-founder C. Schaller)
- Verein photographischer Mitarbeiter
- Genossenschaft der Photographen in Wien
Adresses
- V., Matzleinsdorferstraße 30 (1894)
- V., Ziegelofengasse 30 (1904) “Christoph Schaller, photographische Manufaktur und Kunsttischlerei, Wien“
- V., Margaretenstraße 78 (shop, maybe also studio?)
- VI., Gumpendorferstraße 9
- Wollzeile 31 (shop)
- I., Getreidemarkt 14 (shop for used cameras)
In 1928 Christof Schaller withdrew from busines, giving the each ofthe shops to one of his children Heinrich Schaller, Julia Kupper and Emma Schaller.
