Graflex and Taylor Hobson / Cooke

14 and 12 researched events on one shared scale. Graflex 1887–present, Taylor Hobson / Cooke 1886–present.

The axis stretches where either maker has research and collapses where neither does, so a year sits opposite the same year on both. Event counts differ because research depth differs, not because one company did less.

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Graflex1887–present · 14 events · 5 concurrent threads

Workshop becomes camera maker Graphic cameras establish the line Graflex reflex shutter matures Kodak brings production to Rochester Graflex SLR families diversify Speed Graphic becomes press standard Independent Folmer Graflex emerges View cameras gain modern movements Wartime and postwar working cameras Pacemaker and Super systems mature Graflex broadens beyond large format General Precision acquires Graflex Singer era closes camera production

Taylor Hobson / Cooke1886–present · 12 events · 2 concurrent threads

Cooke still catalog expands Opic opens fast cine era Speed Panchro reaches Hollywood Kinetal and Varotal systems grow Cine zooms become a specialty Cooke continues Leicester manufacture Taylor Hobson joins AMETEK

Read either maker on its own: Graflex · Taylor Hobson / Cooke