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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> Blumtritt mentions Thowe only in an article about [[Beier]]. </REF> The company closed its doors in 1932.<REF> Post by Peter Parler in a [https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/289537-tell-me-about-this-camera/ thread about Thowe at photo.net]. </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 under the name '''E.W. Thomas'''<REF>[https://blende-und-zeit.sirutor-und-compur.de/download.php?type=file&id=1550569970 Deutsche Hersteller von Plattenkameras (pdf) (in German)]</REF>. 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 [https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/289537-tell-me-about-this-camera/ thread about Thowe at photo.net]. </REF> |
== Camera list == | == Camera list == | ||
Latest revision as of 04:38, 8 March 2024
| Camera industry in Dresden |
| Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Eichapfel | Ernemann | Feinmess | Heyde | Hamaphot | Huth | Hüttig | ICA | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Merkel | Meyer | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Sommer | Stübiger | Unger & Hoffmann | Werner | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh |
| Camera distributors in Dresden |
| Stöckig |
| Camera industry in Freital |
| Beier | Pouva | Stein & Binnewerg | Thowe | Welta |
Thowe Kamera Werk A.G. was a German company based in Freital.[1] It was founded in 1914 under the name E.W. Thomas[2]. 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.[3] The company closed its doors in 1932.[4]
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
  
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| Thowette (3×4cm),Compur rim-set shutter. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
  
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| Thowe Kamera Werk A.G, Thowette 3x4cm, Gauthier dial-set shutter, C.Friedrich Coronar f4.5/5cm lens. Images by yalluflex. (Image rights) |
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
- ↑ Full name, based in Freital: logo reproduced in McKeown, p.919.
- ↑ Deutsche Hersteller von Plattenkameras (pdf) (in German)
- ↑ Blumtritt mentions Thowe only in an article about Beier.
- ↑ Post by Peter Parler in a thread about Thowe at photo.net.
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
