Brooke International
P.O. Box
300
37567 Vista Key Drive NE
Hansville, WA 98340 USA
Tel: +1 360-638-2591
Fax: +1 360-638-1658 |
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Jack
Brooke started Brooke Engineering/Photographic Equipment Company
in the late 1950’s. Jack was a dance and event photographer in
the Seattle area during the period college & high school
sorority and fraternity dances were so popular. Processing his
own long roll black and white film was a “rebel-like”-idea when
everyone else was using cut film. A forward thinker and
revolutionary designer, Jack made his darkroom equipment state
of the art in production capability while maintaining the
highest quality photo printing, and later sold his design of
roll
easels and cameras to Beattie Coleman.
In
the late 70’s, Brooke re-entered the photographic equipment field with a
Package (multi-image) Printer line—first of the
microprocessor-controlled equipment in the new field of modern
computerized equipment. Forward to the early 80’s introduced the Brooke
Cutter line to accompany the package printer market. |
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The BP-1200
12-inch automatic cutter was the Brooke’s first and still today’s
industry standard long roll unit cutter for medium to high volume photo
lab production. Subsequently the BP-2000 (20- inch), BP-400/HS-5 (4 & 5
inch) high speed cutters were added to the group, along with numerous
accessories including Finepoint and Accucut cursor controls, the Cut One
semi automatic cutters, and sensors for graphite, optical, punch hole,
film, and most recent Optical Pattern reader (POCR-1) for cutting
digitally produced work from material rolls.
Today
the company engages in sales of photo, graphic and digital photo-imaging
printing, cutting, and processing equipment. These products include the
BROOKE line of print cutters and other equipment designed and
manufactured by Brooke International; BRAY IMAGING line of film
processors imported from the United Kingdom, and iMARK™ On-demand Die
cutters.
Most
recently the company is taking on a new product line-the HOPE Jigsaw
Puzzle Cutter. This roller die cutter is manufactured in Korea and is imported
to the USA and Canadian markets exclusively by Brooke. The Jigsaw
Puzzle Cutter has endless solutions for many markets, including
retailers with photo kiosk machines, existing photo-imaging businesses,
entrepreneurial starts, fund raising and other on-site events. Other
ideas include tourism and souvenir businesses, printing industry add-on
items including wedding reception gifts, sports items, and so many other
value added possibilities for marketing and promotion making the Jigsaw
Puzzle Cutter an exciting and FUN way to share picture memories.
In
August of 2004, Mr. Jack Brooke passed away, and daughter Cindy Brooke
along with Jack’s Widow, Paula, continues the BROOKE tradition of
excellence with “Cutting Edge Solutions by BROOKE” products and
unsurpassed customer service. |
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