Private company
Plaubel
German camera manufacturer based in Frankfurt1
Plaubel (Plaubel & Co, later Plaubel GmbH) was a German camera maker, founded in Frankfurt in November, 1902, by Hugo Schrader, who learned the technology of cameras and lenses as an apprentice at Voigtländer in Braunschweig in the late 1800s before being employed by a Frankfurt camera and lens manufacturer and distributor, Dr. R. Krügener, whose daughter he married.2 It ceased to exist in 1975.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersFrankfurt1
- Websitewww.plaubel.com
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Plaubel (Plaubel & Co, later Plaubel GmbH) was a German camera maker, founded in Frankfurt in November, 1902, by Hugo Schrader, who learned the technology of cameras and lenses as an apprentice at Voigtländer in Braunschweig in the late 1800s before being employed by a Frankfurt camera and lens manufacturer and distributor, Dr. R. Krügener, whose daughter he married.2
Products and brands
- still camera
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.plaubel.com1
- WikipediaPlaubel
- WikidataQ7202871
Sources
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- 1WikidataPlaubel on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPlaubel on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPlaubel photo by OppidumNissenae, CC BY-SA 4.0