i think the people who made my sears camera also made butter dishes

Gillco Photo · 01-29-2023, 01:25 PM - **6 Likes**

Washing the dishes, i noticed a familiar logo -

ChristianRock · 01-29-2023, 01:40 PM - **8 Likes**

No wonder that shutter is buttery smooth...

**17dew** · 01-29-2023, 03:04 PM

https://diaryofadishie.com/sears-federalist-china-white-ironstone/

Aaron28 · 01-29-2023, 03:27 PM - **1 Like**

hahaha!! yes! good ole sears roebuck.....however unlikely they made either but more likely paid to have their logo placed on product by someone else.....

i have that same auto/tls which maybe a rebadged ricoh auto tls ee....don't think the light meter works but the shutter is ok

the SR is a very cool logo

**sergysergy** · 01-29-2023, 05:05 PM

haha, that's awesome

**TwoUptons** · 01-29-2023, 06:12 PM - **6 Likes**

When I was younger, I was very disappointed to find out that Asahi beer was not made by the same people who made the cameras...

-Eric

**subsea** · 01-29-2023, 06:28 PM

I had a part-time job in a Sears camera department in the mid-1970s, while an engineering graduate student. Interestingly enough Sears 35mm cameras were made by Ricoh and, back then, Sears sold their rebranded Ricoh cameras and Pentax cameras. The reason I was hired was because I was already shooting with a Pentax Spotmatic F at that time.

Not a Number · 01-29-2023, 07:00 PM - **3 Likes**

Just searching images for "sears roebuck logo' it would appear that logo was used on bicycles,cameras and most prominently the Silverstone electronics product line. Very nice logo, I have never seen it before.

Silvertone World - The Legend of the Space Dot

**AstroDave** · 01-29-2023, 07:19 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by TwoUptons

When I was younger, I was very disappointed to find out that Asahi beer was not made by the same people who made the cameras...

Maybe that, if true, would have explained all my blurry pictures over the years!?

**Bob 256** · 01-29-2023, 09:10 PM - **1 Like**

If you look closely, you'll see that's a script S and R side-by-side for Sears-Roebuck from bygone days. That camera looks similar to an old Russian camera I have (Zenit)?????

Blurred AstroDave??? You mean buttery smooth.

pschlute · 01-29-2023, 09:58 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Gillco Photo

Washing the dishes, i noticed a familiar logo

I think you are spreading rumours

3by2 · 01-30-2023, 01:12 AM

Looks like their product development team has churned through some ideas...

**microlight** · 01-30-2023, 03:16 AM

They've got a whey to go...

**mlag** · 01-30-2023, 02:02 PM

Ì think it is an older logo of Sears, Roebuck and Co., referring to the founders of what became Sears department stores. You should read it as ” S R ” , you can recognise the letters in the logo.

The store probably sold both the cameras and ironware (porcelain) under own logo, and many other things ( I found guitars and bikes with the logo...), so it is rather a sellers logo....than a makers logo.

The story
https://www.history.com/news/sears-catalog-houses-hubcaps

One can try now to find other odd relations to Sears cameras , besides the smooth butter shutter relation starting the thread........

**ChrisPlatt** · 01-30-2023, 05:24 PM

I wonder if any Pentax Forums members live in a Sears kit home?

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-house-that-came-in-the-mail/

https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/11-vintage-houses-that-came-from-a-catalog-51521

Chris

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Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	hahaha!! yes! good ole sears roebuck.....however unlikely they made either but more likely paid to have their logo placed on product by someone else..... i have that same auto/tls which maybe a rebadged ricoh auto tls ee....don't think the light meter works but the shutter is ok the SR is a very cool logo

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sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,170	haha, that's awesome

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TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,213	When I was younger, I was very disappointed to find out that Asahi beer was not made by the same people who made the cameras... -Eric

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subsea Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Commack, NY Posts: 2,603	I had a part-time job in a Sears camera department in the mid-1970s, while an engineering graduate student. Interestingly enough Sears 35mm cameras were made by Ricoh and, back then, Sears sold their rebranded Ricoh cameras and Pentax cameras. The reason I was hired was because I was already shooting with a Pentax Spotmatic F at that time.

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Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	Just searching images for "sears roebuck logo' it would appear that logo was used on bicycles,cameras and most prominently the Silverstone electronics product line. Very nice logo, I have never seen it before. Silvertone World - The Legend of the Space Dot

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AstroDave Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 1,637	Originally posted by TwoUptons When I was younger, I was very disappointed to find out that Asahi beer was not made by the same people who made the cameras... Maybe that, if true, would have explained all my blurry pictures over the years!?

01-29-2023, 09:10 PM - 1 Like	#10
Bob 256 Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,375	If you look closely, you'll see that's a script S and R side-by-side for Sears-Roebuck from bygone days. That camera looks similar to an old Russian camera I have (Zenit)????? Blurred AstroDave??? You mean buttery smooth.

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pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	Originally posted by Gillco Photo Washing the dishes, i noticed a familiar logo I think you are spreading rumours

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microlight Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,129	They've got a whey to go...

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mlag Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Zuiderkempen - Grote Netewoud - Belgium Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,397	Ì think it is an older logo of Sears, Roebuck and Co., referring to the founders of what became Sears department stores. You should read it as ” S R ” , you can recognise the letters in the logo. The store probably sold both the cameras and ironware (porcelain) under own logo, and many other things ( I found guitars and bikes with the logo...), so it is rather a sellers logo....than a makers logo. The story https://www.history.com/news/sears-catalog-houses-hubcaps One can try now to find other odd relations to Sears cameras , besides the smooth butter shutter relation starting the thread........

01-30-2023, 05:24 PM	#15
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692	I wonder if any Pentax Forums members live in a Sears kit home? https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-house-that-came-in-the-mail/ https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/11-vintage-houses-that-came-from-a-catalog-51521 Chris