Wollensak Catalogs Etc.

This page is a bibliography of original Wollensak publications, primarily related to commercial still camera lenses and shutters. These publications include catalogs, instruction manuals, product brochures, price lists, etc. Additional Wollensak resources will be added as they become available.

1903 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1906-1907 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1909 The Photographic Quartet- Vitax, Series A, Versar and Velostigmat Lenses (courtesy of the Bancroft Library, TR270 .W65 1909, University of California, Berkeley)

1909-1910 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1911 Price List Effective February 1, 1911 (courtesy of the University of California, Santa Barbara)

1911 Wollensak Lenses advertising postcard

1911 What Type of Lens is Best for My Purpose?

1911 Verito: the Money Maker and Money Saver

1912-1913 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1913 Verito: The Lens That Improves On Acquaintance (Courtesy of Mark Sawyer)

1913 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 1 No. 5 July-August

1913 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 1 No. 6 September-October

1914-1915 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1914 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 2 No. 2 March-April

1914 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 2 No. 4 July-August

1914 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 2 No. 5 September-October

1914 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 2 No. 6 November-December

1915 Concerning Air Bells or Bubbles in Anastigmat Lenses

1915 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 3 No. 1 January-February

1915 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 3 No. 2 March-April

1915 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 3 No. 3 May-June (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1915 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 3 No. 6 November-December (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1915 Velostigmat Lenses (Courtesy of the University of Rochester, Rush Rees Library, Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, & Preservation)

1916-1917 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1916 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 4 No. 1 January-February (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1916 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 4 No. 4 July-August (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1916 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 4 No. 5 September-October (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1916 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 4 No. 6 November-December (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1917 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 5 No. 2 March-April (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1917 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 5 No. 3 May-June (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1917 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 5 No. 4 July-August (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1917 Verito Diffusing Stops (courtesy of the Ohio State University Fine Arts Library)

1918 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 6 No. 2 March-April

1918 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 6 No. 3 May-June

1918 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 6 No. 4 July-August

1918 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 6 No. 5 September-October

1918 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 6 No. 6 November-December

1918 Wollensak Lenses of the Anastigmat Type

1919 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 7 No. 1 January-February

1919 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 7 No. 2 March-April

1919 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 7 No. 3 May-June

1919 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 7 No. 4 July-August

1919 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 7 No. 5 September-October

1919 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 7 No. 6 November-December

1920 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1920 Wollensak Lenses for the Advanced Amateur

1920 Revised Prices on Wollensak Lenses and Studio Shutter Effective March 1, 1920

1920 An Opportunity for Wollensak Employees to Purchase Profit-Sharing Stock

1920 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 8 No. 1 January-February

1920 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 8 No. 2 March-April

1920 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 8 No. 3 May-June

1920 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 8 No. 4 July-August

1920 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 8 No. 5 September-October

1920 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol 8. No. 6 November-December

1921 Commercial Lenses of Speed, Definition and Quality (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1921 Studio Lenses (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1921 Just Arrived Shutters (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1921 Revised Prices on Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Effective February 1, 1921

1921 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 9 No. 2 March-April (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1921 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 9 No. 3 May-June (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1921 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 9 No. 4 July-August (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1921 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 9 No. 5 October-November (links to Ohio State University Library collection at the Internet Archive)

1921 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 9 No. 6 November-December (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1921 Revised Prices on Wollensak Lenses and Shutters Effective December 1, 1921 (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1922 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1922 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 10 No. 1 January-February (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1922 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 10 No. 2 March-April (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1922 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 10 No. 3 May-June (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1922 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 10 No. 4 July-August (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1922 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 10 No. 6 November-December (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1923 New Wollensak Products: Supplementary to the 1922 Wollensak Catalog

1923 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 11 No. 2 March-April (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1923 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 11 No. 3 May-June (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1923 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 11 No. 4 July-August (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1923 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 11 No. 5 September-October (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1924 Wollensak Quality Scopes

1924 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 12 No. 1 January-February (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1924 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 12 No. 3 May-June (courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin)

1924 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 12 No. 6 November-December

1925 Concerning the Verito (Courtesy of the George Eastman Museum)

1926 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog

1926 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 14 No. 1 Spring

1926 Lensology and Shutterisms Vol. 14 No. 2 Summer

1927? Wollensak Accessories for Amateur Movies (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1928 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1929? A Startling New Studio Lens – The Beach Multi-Focal Lens Series A (Courtesy of Cynthia Conides)

1930 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 29 (Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection 526 50)

1930 Beach Multi-Focal Lens Series A Instructions

1931? Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 30 (Courtesy of Cynthia Conides)

1932? Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 31

1934 Revealing Nature’s Wonders

1934 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 32

1935 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 33 (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1935? Wollensak Products – Send for Catalogs

1936 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 34

1936 Suggestions for Using the Wollensak Allscope

1937? Revealing Nature’s Wonders

1937 Wollensak Projection Lenses

1937 Wollensak Products are American Made

1937 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 35 (courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota)

1937 Wollensak Scopes Catalog Number 15 (courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota)

1937? Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 36

1938? Wollensak Scopes

1938? Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 37

1938? Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 38

1939? Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 39 (courtesy of Tin Can)

1940 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 40 (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1940 Wollensak Optical Instruments Catalog No. 17

1940? Step up the Quality of your Home Movies with Wollensak Lenses (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1941? Wollensak Precision Optical Products (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1941 Instructions for Using the Velostimat Series II f4.5

1941 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 41

1941 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 42

1941 Price List Effective October 1, 1941

1941 Confidential Dealer Price List Effective October 1, 1941

1942 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 43 (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1945 Care and Operation of Alphax Number 3 Shutter

1945 Hints That May Help You Win Wollensak’s “Name the Lens” Contest (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1946 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Catalog Number 44

1946 Wollensak Rapax Shutter

1946 Price List Effective January 12, 1946 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1946 Consumer Price List Effective May 11, 1946

1946 Consumer Price List Effective August 26, 1946 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1947 Price List Effective April 15, 1947

1947 Price List Effective December 1, 1947

1947 Raptar Series II f4.5 Lenses

1947 Standard Rapax Shutter

1947 X-Synchromatic Rapax Shutter

1948 Full Synchromatic Rapax Shutter

1948 Synchromatic Alphax

1948 Raptar Telephoto and Wide Angle Lenses

1948 Wollensak Shutters with and without Synchronization

1948 Price List Effective August 1, 1948

1948 Price List Effective November 1, 1948

1949 Price List No. 15 Effective July 1, 1949

1949 Raptar Telephoto and Wide Angle Lenses

1949 Wollensak Shutters with and without Synchronization

1949 Raptar Lenses for Commercial Photography

1949 Raptar Series II f4.5 Lenses (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1949 Wollensak Scope Line

1949 Price List No. 16 Effective November 1, 1949

1950 Rapax Full Synchromatic made for Circo Cameras

1950 Portrait Veritar Lenses (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1950 Raptar Enlarging Lenses (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1950 Raptar Telephoto and Wide Angle Lenses

1950 Confidential Dealer Price List No. 17 Effective August 28, 1950 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1950 Price List No. 18-A Effective October 1, 1950 (links to archived Camera Eccentric collection)

1950 Fastax High Speed Motion Picture Cameras (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1951 How to Use the Wollensak Portrait Veritar Lens

1951 Dealer’s Confidential Price List No. 20 Effective November 1, 1951 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1952? Portrait Veritar Lenses

1952? Ralph Oggiano: Veritar a New Art in Portrait Photography

1952 Wollensak Series II f/4.5 Raptar Lenses (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)

1952 Raptar Telephoto and Wide Angle Lenses

1952 Wollensak Masterpiece Shutters

1953 Raptar Enlarging Lenses Series f4.5 (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)

1953 Raptar Lenses for Commercial Photography (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)

1953 Raptar Telephoto and Wide Angle Lenses (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)

1953 Selecting My Lens (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)

1953 Raptar Pro 35 Motion Picture Lenses (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1953 Portrait Veritar Lenses (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)

1954 Wollensak Lenses and Scopes Dealer Catalog April 1, 1954

1954 Raptar TV Lenses (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1954 Wollensak Cameras and Projectors Catalog (also relabeled for 1956)

1954 Wollensak Series II f/4.5 Raptar Lenses

1954 20″ Fototel f/6.3 Lens with Mirror Optics

1955 Fastax High Speed Motion Picture Oscillographic Cameras

1955 Wollensak Cameras and Projectors

1955 Cinema Raptar Theatre Projection Lenses by Wollensak

1955 Wollensak Series II f/4.5 Raptar Lenses

1956 Raptar Lenses and Shutters

1956 Still Raptars

1956 High Speed Photography

1956 Fastax High Speed Motion Picture Cameras Catalog No. 3

1956 Fastax Cameras Lenses and Accessories Price List (courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1957 Wollensak Lens and Shutter Guide (links to excerpt archived in the Camera Eccentric collection)

1958 Wollensak Cameras Projectors Tape Recorder

1961 Wollensak Pro-30 and Pro-70 Raptar Lenses

1962? Wollensak Raptar Lenses for the Graphic Arts

1962? Mirrotel Catadioptric Optical System

1962? Fastax High Speed Photography

1963? Experience, Growth, Facilities- Wollensak

1963 Lens and Accessories List Effective March 1, 1963

1965 Focal Points Vol. 1 No. 2 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1966 Focal Points Vol. 2 No. 1 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1966 Focal Points Vol. 2 No. 2 (Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries)

1968 3M Wollensak Lens and Shutter Guide

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