Rochester Optical Company View Camera, New Model Style, circa 1895
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Artifact Overview
Folding cameras were designed to be portable and rugged. The lens sits at the end of a collapsible bellows system, often adjustable to provide better focus. The back of this camera held glass plates for exposure; some models contained cartridges with multiple plates. Once user-friendly roll film cameras were perfected around 1900, plate cameras began to wane.
Artifact Details
Artifact
View camera
Date Made
circa 1895
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.22.41
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper-nickel alloy
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Leather
Wood (Plant Material)
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 11.0 in
Depth: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
plaque:
ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. NEW MODEL
lens:
A. PRASNOVSKI / RUE BONAPARTE, 1, PARIS 908
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