Chromoptics by Jay Reed...

[bliorg]

Hi, all -

There's a tag inside my new Rolleiflex Automat - "Chromoptics by Jay Reed, Chicago". I'm assuming this was a store at some point, but google fails me. Anyone know for sure?


P1010056 by Scott --, on Flickr

Thanks,
Scott

 

[E. von Hoegh]

Google now can help - (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[lxdude]

That was mean.

 

[AgX]

Such lens-assembly trade-mark makes me rather think of a manufacturer or an optical workshop rather than a shop.

 

[lxdude]

One possible hit on Bing:

http://graflex.org/helpboard/viewtopic.php?t=3860


Go to the fifth post down.

 

[bliorg]

Boy, that's not much to go on. Thanks for the link, though.

 

[LiamG]

CHICAGO'S Largest Camera Trading Center ! Open evenings ! Better deals ! New-Used ! Mailorder (sic) satisfaction ! Chromoptics, 943 North State, Chicago 10.

Apparently a camera store, they ran ads in Popular photography in the 50's (this one's from Oct. 1956); you can google that. Looks like that address is now a Walgreens.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

That was mean.

And uncalled for. I'll pet some strange dogs to atone, OK?

 

[pen s]

Somestimes there is precious little information, even on this monster we call the internet. In the 1970's there was a camera store in Chicago called Wolk's, they had, at one time 3 locations in the loop. Now long out of business and no trace that I can find that they ever were. I believe the founder/owner was named Mike Wolk.

 

[lxdude]

E. von Heogh:

Depends on just how strange the dogs are. Cujo level would be good.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

E. von Heogh:

Depends on just how strange the dogs are. Cujo level would be good.

Dogs like me.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

Somestimes there is precious little information, even on this monster we call the internet. In the 1970's there was a camera store in Chicago called Wolk's, they had, at one time 3 locations in the loop. Now long out of business and no trace that I can find that they ever were. I believe the founder/owner was named Mike Wolk.

Sadly, there is this:

http://newschronicle4.blogspot.com/...3/lila-wolk-82-camera-store-owner-by-lon.html