Camera, View
2021-2852
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Title
View CameraCreation Date
18841896
Dimensions
10 in H x 8.75 in W x 13 in L Other (see measurement notes)
Camera
32 in H Other (see measurement notes)
6 in Diameter
Tripod (un-extended)
57.5 in H Other (see measurement notes)
6 in Diameter
Tripod (extended)
Accessory
tripodMaker's Mark
Seneca Camera Mfg. Co.American Optical Co.
Scovill Mfg. Co.
Rochester Optical Co.
Bausch & Lomb Opt. Co.
Mathias Flammang
Folmer & Schwing Mfg. Co.
Description
A Flammang's Pantent Revolving Back Camera Front Focus produced by the American Optical Co., a division of the Scovill Mfg. Co. The camera is constructed out of mahogany with brass fittings and red bellows. It can be focused using the rack and pinion located on the foldable bed on the front portion of the camera. Using either wet or dry glass plates, the camera features a double-plate holder by the Seneca Camera Mfg. Co. The revolving back, patented by Mathias Flammang, allows the photographer to take pictures in either a portrait or landscape orientation without having to adjust the entire camera. The pneumatic shutter was manufactured by the Rochester Optical Co. with lenses by Bausch + Lomb. It stands on a collapsible wooden tripod produced by the Folmer & Schwing Mfg. Co.Related People and Organizations
Mathias Flammang
Scovill Manufacturing Co.
American Optical Co.
Rochester Optical Co.
Bausch + Lomb
Folmer & Schwing Mfg. Co.
Seneca Camera Mfg. Co.