Smith-Victor is a company with a long history, wrapped up in the history of the United States from the late 19th century and all through the changes of the 20th century. Our history also intertwines with the development of photography and all the changes in technology that took it from the earliest silver emulsions of flash powder into motion pictures, video and now digital imaging. For detailed recounting of Smith-Victor's great past, check out our "History" section.

Today, Smith-Victor plant and offices are located in Bartlett, Illinois, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

Our Bartlett facility houses all of our sales, administrative, engineering, product development and management work, as well as expansive factory and warehouse space. We have capacity in our factory to make all of our products virtually from raw materials to finished product. Our metal working equipment includes automatic saws, press brakes, punch presses, welders, riveting machines and more. We have a complete plastics department with vacuum-forming, injection molding and sonic welding capabilities, among others. We have a complete finishing department in which we can wash, chemically etch and paint all of our metal components, and provide them with a baked-on finish. Our assembly department houses all the machinery, equipment and work stations to perform mechanical and electrical assemblies, and then to pack and label our finished products. Our dedicated employees handle the jobs of setting up, spinning, stamping, punching, molding, finishing, assembling, packing and shipping the Smith-Victor line.

Smith-Victor photo and video products are sold primarily through retailers throughout the United States, Canada and in some parts of Mexico and Central and South America. Our products are represented to our retail dealers through a network of Independent Sales Reps. Our dealers take all forms including independent brick and mortar camera stores, some of which have carried the Smith-Victor brand for decades, on-line retailers, and the catalog sales and chain-store giants. We invite you to click on the "Dealer Locator" at this site to find just the right dealer to supply you with your Smith-Victor lighting and accessories.

In December of 2005, Smith-Victor acquired Logan Electric Specialty Manufacturing Company, a maker of slide files and sorters, graphic art light boxes, and artists easels. Another product of Logan is the Medlight which is designed to provide relief for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Click on Medlight to learn more about this product. The Logan Electric product line has been integrated into the Smith-Victor brand of products. To learn more about products, click here "Logan Electric".

Smith-Victor Corp. also manufactures a quality line of Lampholders for lighting manufacturers. These miniature ceramic sockets are used primarily for the dichroic lamps popular for retail and commercial display lighting. We make our lampholders to order to our customers' specifications, and our lampholders are used as components by the largest and finest lighting manufacturers in the country.

Our extensive manufacturing capabilities are also put to work manufacturing components for other companies and in other industries. Smith-Victor-produced parts are used in the building trades, the manufacture and maintenance of aircraft, photographic and display lighting fixtures, test equipment and computer chip manufacture - just to name a few! We welcome the opportunity to quote on OEM manufacture for any company that may have a component they would like us to produce.

Marine and automotive enthusiasts may recognize the Smith-Victor "Torchlamp" brand. Torchlamp is a handy tool that provides heat-and-light in one, saving the space an extra light would require, and without the air movement of a typical heat gun. It's used for stripping paint, loosening seals, thawing pipes - and 101 other utility uses. The Torchlamp is distributed by tool, marine supply and automotive distributors.

Our "catalog" line for the photo, video and audio-visual markets has always had as its predominant focus lighting and lighting accessories, but includes a wide assortment of other helpful accessories as well, such as camera tripods and shooting tables. All the products we sell are backed by our customer service, our warranty and our reputation.

Supporting the Photo industry at large, Smith-Victor has always been a member of the national photo trade associations. James H. Smith, the company's founder, was Secretary of the Photographic Merchants Association back in 1887, and in the 60's Ronald H. Smith, his grandson, was President of the National Association of Photographic Manufacturers. Smith-Victor Corporation is a long-time member of the Photo Marketing Association.

Today, Smith-Victor is prospering in a brand new 96,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. This facility is shared with its sister company, Photogenic Professional Lighting (www.PhotogenicPro.com), a maker of strobe lighting equipment and light shaping accessories for professional photographers. For more information about Smith-Victor's 130 year history, visit the History section.