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Wollensak

American audio-visual products manufacturer (1899–1972)

Wollensak Optical was an American manufacturer of audio-visual products located in Rochester, New York. At the height of their popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, many brands of movie cameras came with a Wollensak Velostigmat lens.2 It employed 550 people in 1965.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • Industryconsumer electronics industry, defence industry, optical instrument making1
  • HeadquartersRochester1

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WollensakOpticalCompanyBuildingRochesterNewYork
Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Wollensak Optical was an American manufacturer of audio-visual products located in Rochester, New York. At the height of their popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, many brands of movie cameras came with a Wollensak Velostigmat lens.2

Products and brands

  • lens
  • photo equipment
  • reel-to-reel audio tape recorder
  • shutter

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 19655501

Timeline

  1. 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1960Acquired Acquired by 3M1
  3. 1953Acquired Acquired by Revere Camera Company1
  4. 1899Founded Founded1

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