Schultze Photo Equipment Co., New York, NY
Early View Camera
5
x 8"
Label on top of rising front
6 ½ x 8 ½
Detail of lower box joint, showing that the
interlacing cuts stop before the hole. This proves that the back
configuration was planned to be this way rather than cut later.
Since the configuration was unusual, I was worried that it had been
tinkered with, but that was before a second example was found (see the
5x8" example above). Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c.
1887 Schultze sometimes
purchased cameras from other manufacturers, e.g.,
E. &
H.T. Anthony NPA. Schultze also advertised
some Scovill camera models
in its catalogs (see references below).
The lifetime of the Schultze company appears to be
rather short. Their earliest advertisement appears to be in 1887
and their latest in 1892. It is fortunate that this
camera bears a Schultze label, since it is not found in extant catalogs.
The plate holder was meant to be inserted through the slot in the side
of the camera. It shares this unusual feature with the
Eastman
Dry Plate & Film Daylight Enlarging Camera and also the
camera called here
Unknown
No. 4. Because of the expense in manufacturing a slot -
construction which is much more involved than the hinged back, this design
is thought to pre-date the hinged back
Schultze
Champion, Improved, and, I suppose, therefore be a candidate to
be the unimproved version of the Champion, which has not been
found in a catalog as yet.
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Construction: back focus
via push-pull; single swing; reversing by means of a second
tripod mount
Materials: mahogany wood body; cherry base;
black fabric bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: at least
6 ½x8 ½
Notes:
References:
