Spiratone

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company_name = Spiratone (defunct)
company_type = Company
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foundation = Manhattan, New York
location = Manhattan, New York
key_people = Fred Spira, Founder
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industry = Imaging
products = Accessories for cameras and film development equipment
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Spiratone was a company specializing in low-cost lenses and filters for cameras, lighting, and darkroom equipment. It was started by Fred Spira in 1941 in the bathroom of his parents' apartment where he developed film. It then grew to a successful multi-million dollar company located in a large loft on West 27th Street in Manhattan. It was an innovator in the industry, being one of the first companies to import Japanese photo equipment to the United States. The company was very successful during the 1950s and 60s and then eventually declined due to competition, closing after being acquired by another company in 1990, three years after Mr. Spira retired in 1987. [cite news
last = Dennis
first = Hevesi
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title = Fred Spira, 83, Who Made Photo Gadgets Accessible, Dies
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date = 2007-09-14
url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/arts/14spira.html?_r=3&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
accessdate = 2008-01-26]

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