Re: Question about 12X20 Banquet Camera

[Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>]

At 06:29 PM 05/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>There is a 12X20 banquet camera for sale now on ebay, at 
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1350876186
>
>
>I bring this information to the group because the camera is 
>advertised as an Eastman Kodak Banquet Camera, and appears to carry 
>this infromation on a plate on the front of the camera.
>
>I knew that Korona (or Gundlach), Folmer and Schwing, B&J, and even 
>Deardorf made banquet cameras but this is the first time I have ever 
>seen an Eastman Kodak banquet camera of any size for sale. Does 
>anyone have additional information about when this camera was 
>manufactured.
>
>
>Sandy King
>
>
>-- 
  Not specifically on this camera but remember that F&S was owned by Kodak
from 1905 to 1926 and continued to build cameras for Kodak after becoming
independent again. Kodak also bought the Century Camera Co. about a year
after it was formed. This division built many models sold as Eastman,
Century, or Kodak cameras. 
  For detailed a detailed history see:
_The Photographic Manufacturing Companies of Rocheter, New York_ Dr. Rudolf
Kingslake, 1997 (Rochester) George Eastman House ISBN 0-935398-22-8
(Paperback)
 
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@ix.netcom.com