Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY
Katchette (1892)/Katch (1893 & ff.) Camera
1894 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), 1894, p. 15
Date Introduced: 1892 - not in the May
1891 catalog ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1893-1894
- not in the May 1895 catalog References: Shew Eclipse, 3 ½ x 4 ½
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Construction: pop-out,
then
front focusing lens
Materials: cherry wood
throughout,
Sizes Offered:
3 ½x4 ½, 4x5, 4 ½x6 ½, 5x7
Notes: Uses special
holders which are the same as for the Rochester
Optical Co. Midget Pocket Camera. The Katch was
a short-lived rip-off of a type of camera popular in Europe. The
original inspiration is probably the Shew Eclipse, shown below.
1892 Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus,
Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1892, p.
16
1893 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), 1893, p. 17
1894 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), 1894, p. 15
