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Rochester Optical and Camera Company
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- Rochester Optical and Camera Co.
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1899-1903
History
Five American camera companies combined in 1899 to create the Rochester Optical and Camera Company: Rochester Optical Company, Rochester Camera and Supply Company, Ray Camera Company, Monroe Camera, and Western Camera Manufacturing Company of Chicago. The new company continued to sell the camera brands created by its predecessors, including the Premo, the Poco, Ray and the Cyclone. The company was unsuccessful, however and was was sold to the Eastman Kodak Company in 1903, the name changed to Rochester Optical Company.
Source: Kingslake, R. (1974). A History of the Rochester, NY Camera and Lens Companies. Photographic Historical Society. Retrieved from: http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/Rochester.html#The Rochester Optical Company
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Rochester Optical and Camera Company