Rochester Optical Co., (Rochester, NY)
Premier Hand Camera Variation 2 - c. 1895-1903
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), May 1893, pp. 18-19
Notes:
The earliest
Premier,
The Premier Variation 1, had a small knob in front to cock
the shutter. By the 1893 catalog,
The Premier Variation 2 had instead: a lever in a brass rack on
top, which cocks the shutter (to various spring tensions) when moved in
either direction. There is also a Premier No. 2 advertised
in the same catalogs as The Premier Variation 2 ["Variation 2" is my
terminology], which has front rise that The Premier variations 1
& 2 do not. References:
4 x 5
I have to admit that, with
its dearth of wood and brass, I only bought this camera because of its
cool canvas case. There is a label on top of the case that reads
"Mrs. G. C. Lear 19 North Franklin St., Wilkesbarre, Pa". The
inside actually does have some wood and brass.
The Premier Camera Regular and Folding (a 28-page instructional
or advertising flyer with a black cover), Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), undated c.1893, pages are not numbered - the link goes
to engravings on what should be pages pp. 2-3
The Premier Camera, Regular and Folding (a 28-page
instructional or advertising flyer with a red cover), Rochester Optical
Co. (Rochester, NY), undated c.1893, pages are not numbered - the link
goes to engravings on what should be pages 2-3
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), May 1893, pp. 18-19
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), May 1897, p. 20-21
