Voigt

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The Voigt camera has no relation to the German firm Voigtländer. In fact, it is a modified version of the US-built Vokar B, albeit with a slightly higher-spec Wollensak lens and shutter. The camera was produced from the same plastic molds, but its relationship to the Vokar company of Dexter, Michigan is cloudy. At this time Vokar was concentrating on its ambitious Vokar I rangefinder, and had ceased advertising its folding models. It's believed that the Voigt and Wirgin models were sold by Camera Specialty Company, Inc. from New York City. This was a venture founded by one of the Wirgin brothers, Max Wirgin, after the family's original camera works had been nationalized.