Seneca Folding Plate Camera, 1907-1923
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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
Folding camera
Date Made
1907-1923
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Camera manufactured by Seneca Camera Company, lens supplied by Wollensak Optical Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.22.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper-nickel alloy
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 9.0 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 8.75 in
Inscriptions
plaque:
MADE BY SENECA CAMERA MFG. CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.
lens:
WOLLENSAK OPT. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. [lens]
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