J. C. Penney

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J. C. Penney is a US department store chain whose origins date back to 1902. The company was for many years just known as Penneys, while in recent decades the corporation has styled its name JCPenney.

Like Sears and Montgomery Ward, JCPenney has sold a number of photographic products; some re-branded under its own name.

Cameras

For 35mm film:

• SLR 1 (rebranded Praktica LB made by Pentacon)
• SLR 3 (rebranded Petri FTX)

For 110 film:

• JCPenney 11
• JCPenney 22
• JCPenney 33
• JCPenney 44
• JCPenney Electronic Strobe Pocket Camera
• JCPenney Telephoto Pocket Camera
• JCPenney Telephoto Pocket Camera with Electronic Strobe

Lenses

(various mounts)

• 28mm f/2.8 Multi-Coated
• 28-80mm f/3.5-4.5 MC zoom
• 135mm f/2.8
• 80-200mm f/3.9 One-Touch Macro zoom
• 80-200mm f/4.0 MC zoom
• 80-200mm f/4.5 One-Touch Macro zoom
• 200mm f/3.3 MC

Other items

• Teleconverters
• Electronic flash
• Filters
• Carrying bags
• Super-8 cameras
• Penncrest Model 1000 slide projector (by Sawyer's?)

Links

• Company history (archived) at JCPenney.com