NuArc Lens and Shutter: Possible manufacturers?

[Kino]

My favorite vintage/junk store was getting ready to scrap out a NuArc copy camera after being unable to sell it for several years, so I talked them out of the lens and shutter.

Yes, I wanted the entire thing but no room left at the Inn!

I have seen various postings here and on other sites that the 8 1/4 (212mm EFL) f8 lens is capable of covering 8x10, so I hope to try it on my Calumet C1 eventually. I have seen other examples with Ilex branding, but this lens simply has "8 1/4" NuArc" on the aperture plate and engraved on the lens. It's not pristine, some cleaning marks and a bit of haze, but it was cheap. It looks fairly modern; any guesses as to who made it?

I also grabbed the electric solenoid operated shutter. Almost sure it has to be a Packard variant; does anyone know if Packard made these for NuArc? Still pondering how to convert the lever-based movement to a bulb or maybe replace it with a DC solenoid. How about an Ardino-powered, electronic shutter with selectable shutter speeds?

Scheming to reunite them on the C1 but it will take some skullduggery and hacksaws to make it happen.

[nolindan]

Rodenstock made many of the nuArc branded lenses.

[Kino]

Rodenstock made many of the nuArc branded lenses.

Thank you. I can say with certainty the lens is a Plasmat, as I took it apart to try to clean the light haze; it only helped marginally.

[Dugan]

It certainly looks like a purpose-built Packard Shutter.
They are still in business, maybe they could confirm?

[Kino]

I totally forgot they are still in business. I will do that!

[Kino]

Well, Jon Gilchrist of Packard says, "...There are no good records of all the 3rd party buyers of Packard shutters. The lever on the left side is similar to some that I have found in boxes of old parts but I have no documentation of them. The blades and the housing look like Packard."

So it's a definite maybe...

[Mark Sampson]

I would imagine that nuArc itself is no longer in business- but maybe not. I'm sure that they made other graphics products besides process cameras.