Burke &
James, Inc. Catalog No 13, c.1913, p. 38
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1913
Construction: front and
back focus probably via rack and pinion with
gears internal to base; single swing;
reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany
body, brass hardware, leather bellows
Sizes Offered: 5x7;
6 ½x8 ½; 8x10
Notes: Ingento was the trademark name that
B&J used for almost every item of equipment they made.
This is an English-style compact camera, similar to others made by a
variety of manufacturers, yet not identical to any other yet found.
The round label on the right side and the trapezoidal thumbscrew just
under it are similar to features found on Thorton-Picard cameras,
manufactured in England. The
Ingento Compact is another B&J model which has English or
European characteristics.
References:
Catalogue No. 12 of Photographic Supplies and Apparatus, Burke &
James, Inc. (Chicago, IL), 1911-1912, p. 33
Cameras & Photographic Apparatus Catalog 13,
Burke & James, Inc. (Chicago), c.1913, p.
38
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