Century Camera Co., Rochester, NY
The Victor View
Century
Catalog 1906, p. 28
6½ x 8½
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1906
Construction: rear focus
via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails), three-piece
lens board
Materials: cherry base
and camera body
Sizes Offered: at least
6½x8½
Notes: The Century Camera Co. was founded
in 1900 - hence the name. George Eastman acquired a controlling
interest in the company in 1904, and it became the Century Camera Div.,
EKC in 1907. The Victor View does not appear in the
1901-1905
nor in the 1907-1910
Century catalogs but does appear in the 1906 catalog. It was
a less expensive camera than the
Century
View Camera No. 1, which itself was
less expensive than the
Century
View Camera No. 2.
The hardware of the above camera is marked "Century". The wood is
cherry - cheaper than mahogany.
References:
Century Cameras, Century Camera Co.
(Rochester, NY), 1906, p.
28
