Polaroid

This section is about the company that pioneered instant film in the 20th century. For the company that currently produces Polaroid instant film and cameras, formerly known as Impossible Project, see Polaroid B.V.. For other uses, see Polaroid (disambiguation).
Polaroid Corporation
Company typePrivate
Industry
FoundedCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.; 1937; 88 years ago (1937)
FounderEdwin H. Land
Defunct2002 (2002)
FateBrand sold to One Equity Partners;
changed name to Primary PDC, Inc.
SuccessorPolaroid B.V.
HeadquartersMinnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Products
Number of employees
0

Polaroid is an optical company that makes and sells camera lenses and polarized sunglasses. The company was founded in 1937.