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| + | '''C. A. Steinheil Söhne Optical and Astronomical Works''' was a German optical company based in Munich (München), Bavaria. It made optical equipment and camera lenses from the 19th century until at least the 1970s. The company was founded in 1855<ref>C.A. Steinheil Söhne, Price-List of Astronomical and Physical Instruments, 1907 [http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Trade-Literature/Scientific-instruments/CF/SIsingle-record.cfm?AuthorizedCompany=C.A.%20Steinheil%20S%C3%B6hne Digital Copy]</ref> by Carl August von Steinheil (1801-1870), a German physicist and astronomer. At the time of founding, the organization was known as the '''Steinheil Optical Institute'''. The company made many of the astronomical telescopes for German observatories include those at Upsala, Mannheim, Leipzig, and Utrecht.<ref>New International Encyclopedia, Volume 21, p 498, 1916 edition [http://books.google.com/books?id=0AYoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA498#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books link]</ref> Carl's son Hugo Adolph Steinheil (1832-1893) bought out father's interest in the Institute, renamed it to C. A. Steinheil Söhne and continued as owner of the company after his father's death in 1870.<ref>Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol 4, p 30 [http://books.google.com/books?id=XYEPAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books link]</ref> In 1866 it invented the [[Aplanat]] lens. In 1890, Adolph's son, Rudolph Steinheil (1865-1930), joined the family business, eventually become owner in 1892. During the early years, the company referred to itself as '''C. A. Steinheil Söhne''' but was commonly known simply as '''Steinheil'''. In the 1930s, Steinheil became a stock company and was jointly owned by Rudolph Steinheil's five daughters. | ||
| − | + | Steinheil made a few cameras at various times, and during the late 1940s, it developed an advanced 35mm camera with interchangeable lenses, the [[Casca]]. | |
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| + | On 24 Oct, 1952 C.A. Steinheil filed for a United States trademark on the word '''Steinheil'''. The trademark registration was granted on 23 March, 1954. At the time of filing L. F. Von Hornstein was listed as the Director of the company and the address was listed as St. Martinstrasse 76, Munich 8, Germany. The company name on trademark filings in the 1950s was shown as '''Optische Werke C. A. Steinheil Sohne GmbH.'''<ref>[http://tdr.uspto.gov/search.action?sn=71637146 US Trademark registration for Steinheil]</ref> | ||
| − | In | + | During the early 1960s, Steinheil lenses were distributed in the United States by [[Vivitar|Ponder & Best]]. In 1962 The [[Elgeet|Elgeet Optical Company]], a large, Rochester, NY based American lens manufacturer, acquired ownership of Steinheil through a purchase of 80% of the company's stock for $560,000 USD.<ref>[http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/Rochester.html A History of Rochester, NY Camera and Lens Companies]</ref><ref>Analytical Chemistry, ACS Publications, E.H. Sargent & Co., 1962, 34 (6) pp50A [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ac60186a748 ACS Pubs link]</ref> Two years later, in 1964, Elgeet sold Steinheil to Lear Siegler, Inc, an American aviation conglomerate. The company became a subsidiary known as '''Steinheil-Lear Siegler''' and primarily developed optics for aviation applications such as gun sights and navigation instruments. |
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Revision as of 18:34, 30 May 2012
C. A. Steinheil was an optical company based in Munich, German.
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History
C. A. Steinheil Söhne Optical and Astronomical Works was a German optical company based in Munich (München), Bavaria. It made optical equipment and camera lenses from the 19th century until at least the 1970s. The company was founded in 1855[1] by Carl August von Steinheil (1801-1870), a German physicist and astronomer. At the time of founding, the organization was known as the Steinheil Optical Institute. The company made many of the astronomical telescopes for German observatories include those at Upsala, Mannheim, Leipzig, and Utrecht.[2] Carl's son Hugo Adolph Steinheil (1832-1893) bought out father's interest in the Institute, renamed it to C. A. Steinheil Söhne and continued as owner of the company after his father's death in 1870.[3] In 1866 it invented the Aplanat lens. In 1890, Adolph's son, Rudolph Steinheil (1865-1930), joined the family business, eventually become owner in 1892. During the early years, the company referred to itself as C. A. Steinheil Söhne but was commonly known simply as Steinheil. In the 1930s, Steinheil became a stock company and was jointly owned by Rudolph Steinheil's five daughters.
Steinheil made a few cameras at various times, and during the late 1940s, it developed an advanced 35mm camera with interchangeable lenses, the Casca.
On 24 Oct, 1952 C.A. Steinheil filed for a United States trademark on the word Steinheil. The trademark registration was granted on 23 March, 1954. At the time of filing L. F. Von Hornstein was listed as the Director of the company and the address was listed as St. Martinstrasse 76, Munich 8, Germany. The company name on trademark filings in the 1950s was shown as Optische Werke C. A. Steinheil Sohne GmbH.[4]
During the early 1960s, Steinheil lenses were distributed in the United States by Ponder & Best. In 1962 The Elgeet Optical Company, a large, Rochester, NY based American lens manufacturer, acquired ownership of Steinheil through a purchase of 80% of the company's stock for $560,000 USD.[5][6] Two years later, in 1964, Elgeet sold Steinheil to Lear Siegler, Inc, an American aviation conglomerate. The company became a subsidiary known as Steinheil-Lear Siegler and primarily developed optics for aviation applications such as gun sights and navigation instruments.
Cameras
| Camera industry in Munich |
| Agfa | Deckel | Eder | Enna | Friedrich | Kilfitt | Leitmeyr | Linhof | Niezoldi & Krämer | Perka | Rex | Rietzschel | Rodenstock | Staeble | Steinheil |
- Alto-Stereo-Quart (1903)
- Alto-Stereo-Quart III (1905)
- Alto-Stereo-Quart IV (1905)
- Boxkamera
- Casca I
- Casca II
- Daguerreotypie-KA
- Detektiv-Camera (c1890)
- Detectiv-Camera Stereo (Stereo Detective Camera; c.1896)
- Detektiv-Geheim-Kamera (? a separate model to Detektiv?)
- Folding plate camera (c.1930)
- Klappkamera Stereo (Folding Stereo)
- Kleinfilm-Kamera Mod.I and Mod.II
- Multo-Nettel (1907)
- Rocktaschenkamera (Pocket camera)
- Steinheil Speed Camera (c.1933; 3x4 and 4x5cm versions)
- Spectrographen Kamera
- Tropical Camera (Klappkamera Tropen)
- Universal Kamera
Lenses
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Some trademarks used by Steinheil:
- Cassar: A basic three element anastigmat lens design.
- Cassarit
- Cassaron
- Culmigon
- Culminar: A Tessar design lens with four elements in three groups.
- Noctar
- Orthostigmat
- Quinar and Tele-Quinar
- Quinaron
- Quinon
- Triplar
Some Heliostar lenses are engraved "M. Steinheil München", but there is some doubt on their origin.
See also:
Cameras using a Steinheil lens
- Adox 300 and Adox Sport
- Argus C44 (accessory wide & tele lenses)
- Bolsey Jubilee and Bolsey B3
- Bolsey Explorer
- Certo Dollina I, Dollina II, Dollina III and Super Dollina
- Edinex
- Edixa Vero
- Ilford Sportsman
- Need
- Regula Super and many other King Regula models
- Rocca Automatic and Rocca Super Reflex
- Sun plate folder
- Welti
References
- ↑ C.A. Steinheil Söhne, Price-List of Astronomical and Physical Instruments, 1907 Digital Copy
- ↑ New International Encyclopedia, Volume 21, p 498, 1916 edition Google books link
- ↑ Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol 4, p 30 Google books link
- ↑ US Trademark registration for Steinheil
- ↑ A History of Rochester, NY Camera and Lens Companies
- ↑ Analytical Chemistry, ACS Publications, E.H. Sargent & Co., 1962, 34 (6) pp50A ACS Pubs link
Links
- Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Steinheil Casca at Cameraquest
