Auteur: Georges Giralt
Date: 15-11-2007 07:53
To all who ever owned a Deardorff
Jack Deardorff (John Milton Deardorff II) has passed away. He was employed
by LF Deardorff from 1948 to 1968 and from 1977 till 1988. In 1989 He
formed D.P.P.I, Deardorff Photographic Products International. He was sole
employee there. During his later years at LF Deardorff he oversaw the
daily production of the 4x5 Special and the 8x10 View. Also during this
time the demand for the 11x14 became strong and around 50 of the V11s were
made. In the 80s Jack redesigned the V4 and V8 bed slightly for added
strength. For those who knew Jack, he was an interesting person. In the
90s Jack moved DPPI to Valparaiso IN. Jack was preceded in death by his
father John Milton, his mother and his Uncle Merle S. Deardorff. His death
was from injuries sustained from an accident.
Submitted by Ken Hough
Ken Hough Photographic Repair Service
Specializing in the Complete restoration of
Deardorff View Cameras
Est 1982
www.deardorffcameras.0catch.com
219 462 0281
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