G. Gennert, Rochester, New York, NY
Montauk Compact Camera
Gennert Catalog 1917, p. 25
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1917
Construction:
front focus via rack and pinion (gears internal to base) and rear focus
via push-pull, reversible by removable back, front rise and tilt, back
tilt, integral tripod head in base
Materials:
mahogany, brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7,
6 ½x8 ½, 8x10
Notes: This model occurs
in Catalog #70 (1917), but is not present in Gennert Catalog #65
(1914-5) or in Gennert Catalog #72 (c.1919).
It is a classic English compact style, similar to
the
Scovill
Albion, the
Anthony Compact (Late Style), or the
Rochester
Optical Premo View and imported from London.
References:
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies
No. 70, G. Gennert
(New York, NY), 1917, p. 25
