Wollensak, Ilex, Kodak etc. I'm speculating here, made optics for intelligence services, the armed forces, space guys etc. I used a Wollensak Raptar 161mm enlarging lens exclusively for 4x5 and 5x7 for 20+ years. It's a great lens.
I was looking at a very old, 5x7 Ektachrome transparency, I shot in the early 80's with an old Wollensak lens from the 40's, shot is of flowers in a window, old sheer curtains. You can easily see individual grains of pollen, each stitch in the curtains, amazing.
I have a bunch of modern large format lenses now, the way I shoot, I would say that the most noticeable advantage are modern shutters.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with shutters out of Rochester if they've been kept up with a recent CLA.