VEB Polytechnik
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VEB Polytechnik was a company
from the German Democratic Republic, located in Chemnitz
(then called Karl-Marx-Stadt). In the GDR it was mainly known for producing overhead projector
s, called PolyLux.
The company was founded in 1870 as Reißzeugrichter and manufactured drawing table tools. In 1874 the founder Emil Oskar Richter invented the bow compass. After switching its focus to overhead projectors in the late 1960s, it was renamed to VEB Polytechnik. After the collapse of the GDR, the remains of VEB Polytechnik were rescued in a new company called Polytechnik Frankenberg GmbH. They produced overhead projectors and hand lever cutting machines. The new company was also closed in 2006.
VEB Polytechnik is also famous for creating Poly Play
, the only arcade machine to be made in German Democratic Republic.
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from the German Democratic Republic, located in Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
(then called Karl-Marx-Stadt). In the GDR it was mainly known for producing overhead projector
Overhead projector
An overhead projector is a variant of slide projector that is used to display images to an audience.-Mechanism:An overhead projector typically consists of a large box containing a very bright lamp and a fan to cool it. On top of the box is a large fresnel lens that collimates the light...
s, called PolyLux.
The company was founded in 1870 as Reißzeugrichter and manufactured drawing table tools. In 1874 the founder Emil Oskar Richter invented the bow compass. After switching its focus to overhead projectors in the late 1960s, it was renamed to VEB Polytechnik. After the collapse of the GDR, the remains of VEB Polytechnik were rescued in a new company called Polytechnik Frankenberg GmbH. They produced overhead projectors and hand lever cutting machines. The new company was also closed in 2006.
VEB Polytechnik is also famous for creating Poly Play
Poly Play
Poly Play is an arcade game developed in the German Democratic Republic in 1985; it is the only such machine to originate in the GDR. It was created by VEB Polytechnik and contained a number of games, including a knock-off of Pac-Man.- Hardware :...
, the only arcade machine to be made in German Democratic Republic.