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| − | The '''Wirgin Deluxe''' was sold by Camera Specialty Company of New York City | + | The '''Wirgin Deluxe''' was sold by Camera Specialty Company of New York City in the years after WWII<REF>The address for Camera Specialty Co. is given as 50 W. 29th Street, New York, in the Wirgin Junior manual linked below.</REF>. This was an enterprise founded by emigré Max Wirgin after the nationalization of [[Wirgin|Gebrüder Wirgin]] during the Nazi period in Germany. The Wirgin Deluxe cameras were simple plastic folding cameras making 6x6 images on 120 film (not 6x9 as is sometimes stated). |
| − | + | Two body styles of the Wirgin Deluxe are known. One has a cast chrome top and bottom plate, and appears identical to the [[Vokar B]] produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by [[Vokar|Electronic Products Manufacturing Co.]]. This seems to be a name variant of the [[Voigt|Voigt folder]]. The body style shown here has flat top & bottom plates with Art Deco styling motifs. | |
| − | + | ==Wirgin Deluxe variations== | |
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| + | * Model 11 with a [[fixed focus]] "Meniscar" lens. This model also appears as the [[Wirgin Junior]] (just as the the [[Voigt Junior]] was a cheaper version of the [[Voigt]]) | ||
| + | * Wirgin Deluxe with Wirgin f/6.3 Anastigmat<REF>[http://www.wirgin.info/wirgin/deluxe.html Wirgin Deluxe] f/6.3 illustrated at [http://www.wirgin.info/ www.wirgin.info]</REF> | ||
| + | * Model 45 a Wirgin-branded f/4.5 anastigmat | ||
| + | * Model 51 offered a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens. | ||
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| + | While these models have similarities to the Vokar folders, the connection between the companies is not clear. The Deco-styled Wirgin model has a hinged back, and lacks the "P-in-shield" mold mark found in the film compartment of the [[Vokar B]]. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/wirgin_edina_i_ii/wirgin_junior/wirgin_junior.htm Wirgin Junior manual] from Camera Specialty Co., New York; from Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | ||
| + | *[http://f22plus.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/wirgin-deluxe-model-51/ Wirgin Deluxe Model 51] described at [http://f22plus.wordpress.com/ Not Exactly Mainstream Photography] | ||
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Revision as of 20:12, 22 August 2011
The Wirgin Deluxe was sold by Camera Specialty Company of New York City in the years after WWII[1]. This was an enterprise founded by emigré Max Wirgin after the nationalization of Gebrüder Wirgin during the Nazi period in Germany. The Wirgin Deluxe cameras were simple plastic folding cameras making 6x6 images on 120 film (not 6x9 as is sometimes stated).
Two body styles of the Wirgin Deluxe are known. One has a cast chrome top and bottom plate, and appears identical to the Vokar B produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Electronic Products Manufacturing Co.. This seems to be a name variant of the Voigt folder. The body style shown here has flat top & bottom plates with Art Deco styling motifs.
Wirgin Deluxe variations
- Model 11 with a fixed focus "Meniscar" lens. This model also appears as the Wirgin Junior (just as the the Voigt Junior was a cheaper version of the Voigt)
- Wirgin Deluxe with Wirgin f/6.3 Anastigmat[2]
- Model 45 a Wirgin-branded f/4.5 anastigmat
- Model 51 offered a Wollensak Velostigmat f/4.5 lens.
While these models have similarities to the Vokar folders, the connection between the companies is not clear. The Deco-styled Wirgin model has a hinged back, and lacks the "P-in-shield" mold mark found in the film compartment of the Vokar B.
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Notes and References
- ↑ The address for Camera Specialty Co. is given as 50 W. 29th Street, New York, in the Wirgin Junior manual linked below.
- ↑ Wirgin Deluxe f/6.3 illustrated at www.wirgin.info
Links
- Wirgin Junior manual from Camera Specialty Co., New York; from Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com
- Wirgin Deluxe Model 51 described at Not Exactly Mainstream Photography
