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Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Universal Camera Corporation
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Description area
Dates of existence
1932-1964
History
Founded in 1932 by Otto W. Githens and Jacob J. Shapiro in New York. The company was insolvent in 1952 but the business was kept going until 1964. Made cine cameras and projectors, still cameras, and binoculars.
The company aquired Norton Laboratories Ltd. Lock Port, New York
Source: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp118773/universal-camera-corporation