Gebroeders Caminada (fl. 1856-1920), Rotterdam.

Instrument maker Carolus Anthonij Caminada (*1763;†1828) Barometer maker who in 1788 moved from Milan to Delft, where he married Gerritje Eijkhoorn. Caminada made and sold barometers and drafting compasses. He lived and worked, first on the Marktveld and later at the Koornmarkt, in a house called 'De Vliegenkast'. His workshop was continued by his three sons Gerardus Petrus (1796-1833), Jacobus (1798-1832) and Joannes (Jan) Caminada (1803-1876). 

Around 1842 Joannes became independent. At that time he received many commissions from A. Lipkens, who in 1843 was appointed director of the Royal Academy in Delft. Around the middle of the 19th century his instruments were on view at various exhibitions. The company of Joannes Caminada was dissolved in 1878. 

Gebroeders Caminada, Rotterdam.

Joannes Caminada's marriage with Johanna Catharina van Brussel in 1828 produced 13 children. The two eldest sons, Carel Antonius Caminada (*1829;†1921) and Johannes Antonius Caminada (*1830;†1887) established Gebr. Caminada in 1856 in Rotterdam.

Gebroeders P & H Caminada, The Hague.

Two other sons, Pieter Caminada (*1837;†1922) and Hendricus Johannes Caminada (*1842;†1882), established Gebr. P. & H. Caminada in The Hague in 1867. 

Two drawing sets by Gebr. Caminada Rotterdam.

Fig. 1 and 2. The straight pencil-insert in this drawing set by Gebr. Caminada, indicates that it was made after 1905. There is an label on the underside of the case with the hand-written name Anna Stelwagen, possibly the original owner. A genealogical search for the name Anna Stelwagen (*1893-†1985) reveals that a person with this name was the daughter of J.H. Stelwagen, the contractor that built Het Witte Huis (White House) in Rotterdam in 1897.

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NOTES / REFERENCES

[1] Dr. J. Mooij;  Instrumenten, wetenschap en samenleving, page 130-131.

[2] Digitale stamboom gemeentearchief Delft

[3] Establishment of Gebr. Caminada, Rotterdamse Courant 28-05-1856, KB Delpher.

[4] Adresboeken Stadsarchief Rotterdam

[5] Brückman, - H.W.L. ; Instrumentenmakersindustrie te Delft; Bijdragen voor Vaderlandsche Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde, 1918, p. 97-112. resources.huygens.knaw.nl

[6] Anna Helena Bernardina Stelwagen: born 23-08-1893 Rotterdam, father: Johannes Hendrikus Stelwagen, mother: Anna Matilda Diderika Bustin. Married to Johannes Hendrikus Aloijsius Schuurs 01-09-1920. Died 29-06-1985 Leidschendam.

[7] A year after Gebr. P. & H. Caminada is established, the company moves from Hofstraat to Korte Houtstraat 7 in The Hague. Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage 07-07-1868. 

[8] Gebr. Caminada is established in 1856. The new company supplies nautical instruments and charts as well as the best Delft and French drawing instruments. Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant 28-05-1856.

[9] Drawing set by P & H Caminada in the Nationaal Sleepvaart Museum Maassluis; Maritiem Digitaal

[10] De Ingenieur; Orgaan van het Koninklijke Instituut van Ingenieurs - De Vereeniging van Burgerlijke ingenieurs jr. 21, no. 19, 12-05-1906.

[11] Algemeene Nationale Tentoonstelling, Haarlem, 1861: verslag uitgebragt door de Jury van Beoordeeling. 

[12] 1856-1906 Vijftig Jarig Bestaan van de Fabrik Firma Gebr. Caminada Rotterdam. Internet Archive.

[13] Map extract Collectie Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Amersfoort, objectnummer MIN08176O01. Kadastrale kaart 1811-1832: minuutplan Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, sectie O, blad 01 (MIN08176O01) 

[14] Carel Antonius Caminada (*1829;†1921). http://www.siskens-van-heijst.nl/Familie/wp01/wp01_355.htm

[15] Johannes Antonius Caminada (*1831;†1887). http://www.siskens-van-heijst.nl/Familie/wp05/wp05_070.htm