This 1953 article from the Greenfield Recorder-Gazette in Greenfield, Massachusetts, describes the Russian emigre Paul S. Primov as “one of Greenfield, Massachusetts’s most unusual businessmen.” Dissatisfied with the slow photographic enlargement process in use up to the early 1930s, he invented what is believed to be the first production rapid projection printer for the mass production of photographic enlargements. After operating factories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and France in the early 30’s, Primov established The American Photographic Appliance Corporation (APAC) with facilities in Greenfield and Shelburne, Massachusetts. APAC rivaled competitors Eastman Kodak and the Pako Corporation.
Greenfield Recorder-Gazette. “Russian Émigré Revolutionizes World’s Photo Enlarging Process.” June 9, 1953. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l06-016/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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