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| − | '''AVO''' Ltd. is a electronic measuring instruments company who made | + | '''AVO''' Ltd. is a electronic measuring instruments company who made photo-electric [[light meter]]s for photography from around 1935, among many other products. The name is said to be an acronym from Amps, Volts and Ohms - measured by their multimeters, but the company had previously been called the Automatic Coil Winder And Electrical Equipment Company Limited. |
| + | As well as selling under their own name, AVO made meters for [[Ilford]]<ref>[http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Ilford/Exposure_Meters.html Ilford Exposire Meters] shows some of these on Maurice Fisher's [[http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/ Photomemorabilia site]</ref>. | ||
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/anssipuisto/4090428126/ 1936 AVO light meter] on flickr by A*J*P | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/anssipuisto/4090428126/ 1936 AVO light meter] on flickr by A*J*P | ||
| + | * [http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/meters/avo_smethurst.html AVO Smethurst meter] on [http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/index.html James Ollinger's Light Meter Collection] | ||
| + | * [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_E122.html AVO light meters] at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/index.html Early Photography] | ||
[[Category: Meter makers]] | [[Category: Meter makers]] | ||
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AVO Ltd. is a electronic measuring instruments company who made photo-electric light meters for photography from around 1935, among many other products. The name is said to be an acronym from Amps, Volts and Ohms - measured by their multimeters, but the company had previously been called the Automatic Coil Winder And Electrical Equipment Company Limited.
As well as selling under their own name, AVO made meters for Ilford[1].
- ↑ Ilford Exposire Meters shows some of these on Maurice Fisher's [Photomemorabilia site
Links
- 1936 AVO light meter on flickr by A*J*P
- AVO Smethurst meter on James Ollinger's Light Meter Collection
- AVO light meters at Early Photography
