3 Generations and Going Strong !
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The origins of
Paramount Cords date back to the mid 1940's, when Herman
Fisch engineer/inventor/entrepreneur, founded the
"King Sol
Manufacturing Co."
to make
battery testers and flash guns for use with flashbulbs.
Soon realizing the need for reliable sync cords, the
company began adding these to its line; with the changing
times and the growing use of electronic flashes over
flashbulbs, the company eventually discontinued its
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By the early 1950's, Herman Fisch
was dedicating his efforts to making a better sync cord. His
philosophy was to produce a heavy duty sync cord geared to
serious photographers, and to offer a full range of
configurations to fit the wide variety of cameras and flashes of
the period. The company name changed to Fisch Manufacturing Co."
and the sync cords were known as
Fisch Cords.
The newly-named company expanded into vacuum forming, injection
molding of plastic parts and government work.
Herman
Fisch died in 1962 and the business was taken over by his son-in
law, Ralph Rosenkranz.
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The company
changed its name to Paramount Plastics Company, moved to
Burke Avenue in the Bronx, and manufactured sync cords
along with a line of professional flash brackets. As
business grew, the company moved into larger quarters; The
company was incorporated as Para-Mount Cords and Brackets
Inc. and began offering metalworking and machine shop
services along with its line of professional sync cords
and flash brackets. |
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Photo: Front left Gary Rosenkranz, Front right Harry
Summer ( engineer ), Back Left Ralph Rosenkranz, Back
right Marc Rosenkranz |
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In
1982, Ralph Rosenkranz died and his son Gary continued the business
and enhanced the product line. Paramount's
steadily growing business required it to assume much larger
quarters and the business relocated to 720 East 239th Street,
Bronx, NY. This
expansion allowed the company to set up a state-of-the-art
in-house tool room needed for mold making and shop support,
enabling all design work, mold-making and injection molding to
be done under one roof.
At
the present time, Paramount, while maintaining dedicated to its
core business of photographic products, has expanded into other
areas including: insert molding, prototyping, short run
injection molding, manufacture of computer adapters, medical &
audio cables, cord sets and custom connectors.
On September 30,
2010 Paramount became a division of Roanwell Corporation and
relocated its operations to 2564 Park Ave., Bronx, NY.
Through three generations, and over 60 years, many things have
changed but one thing has remained constant: our sensitivity to
our customers' needs, our meticulous attention to detail, and
our commitment to make only the highest quality products!
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