Folmer & Schwing Division, Eastman Kodak Co.
Sky Scraper Camera Improved Variation 2
Photographic Digest, Vol. 8, No. 10,
Northwestern Photo Supply Co., Eastman Kodak Co., October, 1918, page 24
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1917-1920
Construction: rear focus
via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on sides of base rails);
reversing by removable back; double swing; three-piece lens board
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base;
black fabric bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 8x10; 11x14; 14x17
Notes: made for photographing tall
buildings without tilting the camera back, the lens board has
significantly greater rise than other cameras due to the tall front
standard. The Variation 2 is easily
recognizable from its unique rear tilt hardware.
References:
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus and
Materials 1917, Eastman
Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), pp. 46-47
Photographic Digest, Vol. 8, No. 10,
Northwestern Photo Supply Co., Eastman Kodak Co., October, 1918, page 24
Eastman Professional Photographic Apparatus
and Materials 1920, Eastman
Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY), pp. 42-43
