Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co.
Seebold Invisible Camera Corp.
Rochester, New York, NY
Korona Banquet Camera
Gundlach-Manhattan
Optical Co. Catalog, May 1, 1920, p. 21
12 x 20"
The lens is a Gundlach-Manhattan Turner-Reich triple convertible
anastigmat (12", 21", 28") in a Betax No. 4. Only the rear lens
(21") would be suitable for banquet photos, and this would stretch the
bellows to their maximum in order to focus.
The shutter is a beefy 4" in diameter, yet is dwarfed by the truly large
size of this camera.
Bottom
Label, lower part of front
standard ("Korona Banquet View / Seebold Invisible Camera Corp. /
Rochester, N.Y.")
Stamps "19", probably an assembly
number, on bottom of fixed platform (top) and first hinged front
extension (bottom)
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c.
1914-1930's The first front extension in hinged up for storage. The second
front extension is hinged down, to get out of the way in case you get an
extreme wide angle lens like a Radar Extreme Wide Angle Anastigmat
F16. The platform and bellows provide about 24" of draw.The
catalog suggests a No. 6 Turner-Reich Anastigmat Series II, which is
capable of 15"/24"/36" focal lengths. It is an odd choice, since
15" would appear not to cover the format, and 24" would be too long for
the bellows. The camera above has a No. 5 (12"/28"/21"), for which
the 21" option appears to work, but requires that the bellows to be
fully extended, a practice not recommended for antique cameras. References:
Back to Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co.
Construction: front and
rear focus via rack and pinion (two gear
tracks on top of base rails); double swing and swing front;
non-reversing; three-piece lens board
Materials: walnut-stained cherry body,
cherry base, black leatherette bellows ; nickeled hardware
Sizes Offered: 12x20
Notes:
Came with a canvas case.
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY),
1914
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY),
1915, p. 29
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY),
Jan. 1, 1918, p. 25
Catalogue of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories,
Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1919-1920, p. 36
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog, May 1,
1920, p. 21
Photographic Lenses and Korona Cameras,
Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog #22, c. 1922,
p. 47
Catalogue No. 10 and Bargain Book No. 11 of
Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories, 1920-1921;
Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1920, p.33
Catalogue No. 21 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories
1923-1924,
Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), dated 1923-1924, p.49
Photographic Lenses and Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan
Optical Co. Catalog No. 25,
1925, p. 46
Catalogue No. 27 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and
Photographic Accessories 1925-1926, Central
Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1925, p. 61
Photographic Equipment Apparatus and Supplies,
Catalogue No. 18,
Norman-Willets Photo Supply, Inc. (Chicago, IL); c.1925, p. 6
Catalogue No. 31 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and
Photographic Accessories 1926-1927, Central
Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1926, p. 73
Catalog of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies,
Catalog No. 121,
Chicago Photo Supply House (Chicago, IL), c. 1926, p.
2
Photographic Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 127,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Jan. 1927, p. 32
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY),
1930
Photographic Materials Mail Order Cash
Catalog No. 130,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Jul.
1930, p. 31
Photographic Supplies,
Burke & James, Inc. (Chicago), Catalog #250, 1931, p.
24 (as The Rexo Banquet Camera)
Photographic Materials, Mail Order Catalog No. 131,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), April 1931, p. 31
Cameras - Lenses - Equipment, Catalog No. 32,
Gundlach Manufacturing Corporation
(Rochester, NY), c. 1932, p. 38
Photographic
Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 132,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), May
1932, p. 31
Catalogue No. 42 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and
Photographic Accessories 1932-33,
Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), p. 43
Photographic
Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 134,
George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), May
1934, p. 31
