Occupation
Place born
Organisation / Person
1853-1917, inventor; camera manufacturer; manufacturer of optical devices; camera retailer, Belgian

van Neck, Louis

1853 - 1917

1889-1926, camera and cinema equipment manufacturer, Dresden, Germany

Ernemann Werke

1889 - 1926

1940-2005, camera manufacturer, Japan

Mamiya

1940 - 2006

1936-1984, camera manufacturer, Germany

Kamerawerke King KG

1936 - 1984

1856-1929, camera manufacturer and photographer, British

Sanderson, Frederick Herbert

1856 - 1929

1888-1939, camera manufacturer, Altrincham

Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company

1888 - 1939

1889-1951, camera manufacturer, Dresden

Curt Bentzin

1889 - 1951

1891-1899, camera manufacturer, America

Rochester Camera and Supply Co.

1891 - 1899

1884-1899, camera manufacturer, America

Mutschler, Robertson and Co.

1884 - 1899

1951-1961, lens, camera and film manufacturer, London

Ross-Ensign Ltd

1904 - 1961

1946-1972, camera manufacturer, Germany

Dacora Kamerawerk

1946 - 1972

1899-1945, camera manufacturer, German

Goltz and Breutmann

1899 - 1945

1897-1899, camera manufacturer, American

Monroe Camera Company

1897 - 1899

1945-1948, camera manufacturer, London

Barnet Ensign Ltd

1945 - 1948

1867-1903, optical instrument and camera manufacturer, London

George Houghton and Son

1869 - 1903

1874-1968, photographic chemist; manufacturer of photographic apparatus; camera manufacturer, Manchester, England

J T Chapman Limited

1907 - 1968

1915-1945, camera manufacturer, London

Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Company Limited

1915 - 1945

active 1930-1942, camera manufacturer, London, England

Ensign Ltd

1930 - 1942

1936-1969, camera manufacturer, Ann Arbor

Argus Camera Company

1936

1925-1963, camera manufacturer, Germany

Niezoldi and Kramer

1925 - 1963

1932-1965, camera manufacturer, Russia

Gosularstvennyi Optiko-Mekhanicheskii Zavod

1931 - 1965

1867-1964, camera and photographic equipment manufacturer, Germany

Agfa

1867 - 1964

1892-1931, camera manufacturer, Germany

Eho-Altissa

1892 - 1931

1930-1960s, camera manufacturer, Japan

Tougodo Optical Company

1930 - 1969

1941-1993, manufacturer of optical equipment; camera manufacturer, Russia

Mechanical Factory of Krasnogorsk

1941 - 1993

1900-1907, camera manufacturer, Rochester, United States

Century Camera Co

1900 - 1907

active 1866-1926, camera manufacturer, Blackheath, London, England

W Butcher and Sons

1866 - 1926

1926-1967, camera manufacturer, Birmingham

Coronet Camera Company

1926 - 1967

1919-1926, camera manufacturer, Stuttgart

Contessa-Nettel AG

1919 - 1926

1909-1926, camera maufacturer, German

Ica AG

1909 - 1926

1932-1964, camera maker, New York

Universal Camera Corporation

1932 - 1964

c.1849 - c.1920, camera and photographic equipment manufacturer, London

J F Shew & Co

1849 - 1920

1920-1971, camera manufacturer, Wiesbaden

Wirgin

1920 - 1971

1905-1985, camera manufacturer, Stuttgart

Bauer

1905 - 1985

1830-1859, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England, British

Andrew Ross and Company

1830 - 1859

c 1953-c 1957, camera manufacturer, Tokyo

Crystar

1953 - 1957

1949-1983, camera manufacturer, Japan

Yashica

1949 - 1983

1921-c 1939, camera and film manufacturers, British

ApeM

1921

1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845

1936-current (2009), camera manufacturer, electronics and imaging company, Japan

Ricoh Company Limited

1936

1920s-1931, camera manufacturer, Stuttgart

Nagel

Unknown - 1931

1931-active 2009, camera manufacturer, German

Kodak AG

1931

1843-c 1870, camera manufacturer and optical instrument manufacturer, British

W Morley

1843

1930s-1960, camera manufacturer, Chicago

Revere Camera Company

Unknown - 1960

c 1900-1964, camera manufacturer, German

Leonar-Werke Arndt & Löwengard

Unknown - 1964

1919-1980s, cine camera and motion picture manufacturer, Glendale, California

Mitchell Camera Company

1919

1912-c.1940s, camera manufacturer, Dresden

Ihagee Kamera Werke

1912

1937-, camera manufacturer, Milan

Bencini

1937

1887-present, camera manufacturer, Munich

Linhof

1887

1903-1940s , camera manufacturer, retailer, Westminster, London, England

Westminster Photographic Exchange Limited

1903