Posted 9 years ago
rniederman
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Over the years I’ve been amused with odd names of photographic equipment and makers that occasionally appear. “Failing Optical” of Buffalo, N.Y. is one of my favorites. After all, how does that name instill consumer confidence?
Best known for spectacles and eye glasses and “everything optical,” the Failing Optical Company also sold Kodak cameras and equipment under its own name. I know of a really nice red bellows American folding plate camera with a “Failing Optical” maker’s label, but I just cannot seem to get the collector to part with it.
Anyhow, for everyone’s enjoyment here is an original Failing Optical Co. business card (late 1890s to early 1900s). Let’s face it ... it’s a silly name worth a smile.
Great Antique Card, graphic are awesome.
Typical of Victorian era.
Love it.
Alan
I think they should have used Mr Gray's name!
Briefly, we took our kids to a dentist named Dr. Ow. A few years back, I went to an orthopedic surgeon whose last name is pronounced "aching"....
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vetraio50
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Alan
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John
Sean
your very welcome Rob!!!
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Hunter
David
It must have been really important to him to see his name on his Failing business!
scott
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Manikin
Scott
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pw-collector
BinaryReflex
I have a lovely thermometer with the Failing Optical Co logo at Main St in Buffalo.
Got it for my wife because it had a blue fluid in the thermometer.
Hi, Sstrave. Please post the thermometer.
Thanks!
ttomtucker
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