8 x 10
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1930
Construction: front
focus via rack and pinion (gears internal to base);
double swing; reversing by removable back; three-piece lens board
Materials: mahogany wood body; mahogany
wood base; black leatherette bellows; aluminum and brass hardware
Sizes Offered: at least 8x10
Notes: Unique features abound on this
camera, not the least of which is the tambour articulating rising front
standard. It also boasts aluminum thumbscrews (probably a rare
metal at the time), a strange, angled bottom which prevents it from
standing upright, and a hefty base. It is essentially an
English Compact-style of camera, competing with
the Eastman Kodak's
Century Universal and the upcoming
Deardorff brand of the
time.
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