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The company's Model A was the first low-cost 35 mm camera in the United States. In 1956, the Argus 50mm f/2.8 Cintagon lens, designed for the C44 camera, was one of the first commercial lenses designed with the aid of a computer. [3] In 1957, Sylvania Electric Products acquired the company but continued to operate as Argus.
The Argus C3 was a low-priced rangefinder camera mass-produced from 1939 to 1966 by Argus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.The camera sold over 2.2 million units, making it one of the most popular American cameras in history.
Argos was launched with thousands of staff, taking £1 million during a week in November. [10] Argos was purchased by BAT Industries in 1979 for £32 million. In 1980, Argos opened its Elizabeth Duke jewellery counter (named after a director's wife) and by 1982, was the United Kingdom's fourth-biggest jewellery retailer.
Argus (king of Argos), son of Zeus (or Phoroneus) and Niobe; Argus (son of Arestor), builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts; Argus Panoptes (Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes; Argus, the eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope; Argus, the son of Phineus and Danaë, in a variant of the myth; Argus or Argos (dog ...
In the United Kingdom, the sole national general goods catalogue merchant left in the high street market is Argos. [2] Former catalogue retailers include Littlewoods , [ 3 ] which owned the 'Index' brand as a high street competitor to Argos and Kays , which unlike Argos and Littlewoods/Index had no shops and sold only by postal orders.
The proportion of cash accepted was slowly increased until the goods could be purchased, outright, without the need for any stamps. With this groundwork laid, the catalogue stores, warehouses and vehicle fleet were rebranded Argos in July 1973. The company suspended sale of stamps in 1983, then had a short revival in 1987 involving 2,500 shops ...