Argomania - A Look at Argus Cameras and the Company that made them by Henry J. Gambino
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ARGOMANIAGAMBINO
Aeone Communications 2005, Softcover, Laser-printed, 8-1/2 x 11", 240 pages with 565 original photographs, plus reproductions of Argus advertisement, plus full four-color cover.
Finally a book for the Argus fans and collectors!
The book covers the history of Argus Camera Company from its inception in 1931 (as the International Radio Corporation) through the present under the firm's current owners - the Hartford Computer Group in Inverness, IL. It also covers virtually every product made by the company through the years.
Contents:
1. The Verschoor Years 1931 Through 1939
2. The Years of Independence 1940 through 1956
3. The Turbulent Years 1957 through 1969
4. Years of Decline and Promise 1970 through the present
5. The Argus A Series
6. The Next Generation Cameras
7. Thr Bricks
8. The Autronics
9. The Other Model C Cameras
10. The Rare and Experimental Argus Cameras
11. The Early Imported Argus 35mm Cameras
12. The Twin Lens Reflex Cameras
13. The Single Lens Reflex Cameras
14. The Other Formats - 828 and 127
15. The 126 Cameras
16. The Subminiature Cameras
17. The Later Argus Cameras
18. The Argus Slide Projectors
19. Argus Movie Equipment
20. The Argus Exposure Meters
21. Argus Darkroom Equipment
22.
Argus Miscellany