Rodenstock GmbH: Difference between revisions

The company was founded in [[Würzburg|Würzburg, Germany]] by [[Josef Rodenstock]] under the name ''Optisches Institut G. Rodenstock'' in 1877.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodenstock GmbH |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp102253/rodenstock-gmbh |website=Science Museum Group |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> In the beginning, the company produced [[barometer]]s, [[Corrective lens|ophthalmic lenses]] and [[Eyewear|frames]], scales, and various measuring instruments in its precision mechanics workshop. In 1880, Rodenstock developed his first patented products, the "Diaphragma lenses", and two years later he exported them to [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], [[Denmark]], [[Italy]] and [[Russia]]. From 1883 onwards, the company was based in [[Munich]], and a grinding shop was established in [[Regen]] in 1898. In 1899, Rodenstock started production of the first sunglasses with [[Ultraviolet|UV]] protection. In 1886, he acquired the [[Rodenstock Photo Optics|Rodenstock company]] grounds at Isartalstraße (today's Dreimühlenviertel). When Josef's son Alexander Rodenstock joined the company in 1905, Rodenstock's entire production was moved to [[Munich]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Reder|first=Dirk Alexander|title=AugenBlicke: die Geschichte der Optischen Werke G. Rodenstock|date=2003|publisher=Piper|others=Roeseling, Severin|isbn=3-492-04482-4|location=München|oclc=55018013}}</ref>