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Prior to 1943, it had been the Verschoor Corporation, and before 1942 had been the electronics branch of the International Research Corporation, whose camera division became [[Argus]]. | Prior to 1943, it had been the Verschoor Corporation, and before 1942 had been the electronics branch of the International Research Corporation, whose camera division became [[Argus]]. | ||
| − | Charles A Verschoor had envisoned the [[Argus A]], introduced in 1936, and his company designed the camera that became the [[Argus C3]] in 1939. After management problems, Verschoor ran the electronics division - which produced cameras of its own and was eventually renamed Vokar after Veschoor's death. The company went bankrupt in 1950.<ref>[http://wphs-tucson.blogspot.com/2009/06/argus-vershoor-and-vokar.html Western Photographic | + | Charles A Verschoor had envisoned the [[Argus A]], introduced in 1936, and his company designed the camera that became the [[Argus C3]] in 1939. After management problems, Verschoor ran the electronics division - which produced cameras of its own and was eventually renamed Vokar after Veschoor's death. The company went bankrupt in 1950.<ref>[http://wphs-tucson.blogspot.com/2009/06/argus-vershoor-and-vokar.html Western Photographic Historical Society]</ref> |
===Cameras=== | ===Cameras=== | ||
* Vokar A (1940–) | * Vokar A (1940–) | ||
* Vokar B (1946-) | * Vokar B (1946-) | ||
| − | * [[Voigt Junior]] (1946-) <ref>[http://wphs-tucson.blogspot.com/2009/06/argus-vershoor-and-vokar.html Western Photographic | + | * [[Voigt Junior]] (1946-) <ref>[http://wphs-tucson.blogspot.com/2009/06/argus-vershoor-and-vokar.html Western Photographic Historical Society]</ref> |
* [[Wirgin]] Deluxe (a Voigt Junior Variant) | * [[Wirgin]] Deluxe (a Voigt Junior Variant) | ||
* Vokar I (1947-) | * Vokar I (1947-) | ||
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The Vokar Corporation was a camera brand based in Dexter, Michigan from 1943 to the mid 1950s[1]. Prior to 1943, it had been the Verschoor Corporation, and before 1942 had been the electronics branch of the International Research Corporation, whose camera division became Argus.
Charles A Verschoor had envisoned the Argus A, introduced in 1936, and his company designed the camera that became the Argus C3 in 1939. After management problems, Verschoor ran the electronics division - which produced cameras of its own and was eventually renamed Vokar after Veschoor's death. The company went bankrupt in 1950.[2]
Cameras
- Vokar A (1940–)
- Vokar B (1946-)
- Voigt Junior (1946-) [3]
- Wirgin Deluxe (a Voigt Junior Variant)
- Vokar I (1947-)
- Vokar II (1948-)[4]
