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| − | '''Thowe Kamera Werk A.G.''' was a German company based in Freital.<REF> Full name, based in Freital: logo reproduced in {{McKeown}}, p.919. </REF> It was founded in 1914. Co-founder was Woldemar Beier, who left the company to found [[Beier]] when Thowe should be recapitalized as stock market company amidst the Great Inflation of 1923 <REF> | + | '''Thowe Kamera Werk A.G.''' was a German company based in Freital.<REF> Full name, based in Freital: logo reproduced in {{McKeown}}, p.919. </REF> It was founded in 1914. Co-founder was Woldemar Beier, who left the company to found [[Beier]] when Thowe should be recapitalized as stock market company amidst the Great Inflation of 1923.<REF> Blumtritt mentions Thowe only in an article about [[Beier]]. </REF> The company closed its doors in 1932.<REF> Post by Peter Parler in a [http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00NI0y thread about Thowe at photo.net]. </REF> |
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* ''[[Ars Camera]]''. Advertisement by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] in November 1924. No page number. | * ''[[Ars Camera]]''. Advertisement by [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] in November 1924. No page number. | ||
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* {{McKeown12}} | * {{McKeown12}} | ||
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Thowe Kamera Werk A.G. was a German company based in Freital.[1] It was founded in 1914. Co-founder was Woldemar Beier, who left the company to found Beier when Thowe should be recapitalized as stock market company amidst the Great Inflation of 1923.[2] The company closed its doors in 1932.[3]
Camera list
- Thowe plate folder, 6.5×9cm or 9×12cm, in regular or tropical finish
- Thowe rollfilm folder, 6×9cm
- Thowe Lux strut-folder, 4.5×6cm
- Thowette, 3×4cm
Japanese advertisement
In the mid-1920s, the Thowe plate folder was distributed in Japan by Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten.
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| Advertisement by Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten in Ars Camera November 1924, showing the Thowe plate folder (ソウヱカメラ) and the KW Patent Etui. (Image rights) |
Notes
Bibliography
- Ars Camera. Advertisement by Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten in November 1924. No page number.
- Blumtritt, Herbert: Geschichte der Dresdner Fotoindustrie, Stuttgart 2000, 2001.
- 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).
Links
In English:
- Post about a Thowe camera in photo.net
