E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
Normandie Camera, Variation 2
5 x 7"
Label,
celluloid, on top of the front standard: "E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. - New
York."
Date Introduced: -
; Years Manufactured: at
least 1903 and probably later There are two variations
seen of the Normandie. The
Normandie
Variation
1 (1889-c.1901) differs
from
Normandie Variation 2
(at least c.1903 and probably later) in a
number of small details, the most obvious being that Variation 2
has nickeled hardware, a lower profile spring
back and leather bellows.
Carrying Case References:
Construction: front focus
via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails);
double swing; reversing by removable back; three-piece lens board;
French polish finish; removable front extension
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base;
maroon leather bellows; nickeled brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 5x8; 6½x8½; 8x10;
10x12; 11x14
Notes:
According to the Anthony catalogs
1888-1901, the Normandie Variation 1 came with an Anthony
telescopic brass-bound canvas case. Sure enough, the Normandie
Variation 1 cameras that came with a period case came with the
Anthony brass bound case. The 1903 Anthony catalog that describes
the Normandie Variation 2 refers to "our canvas carrying case",
not mentioning "brass-bound". And sure enough, the Normandie
Variation 2 having a period case has a plain canvas box - no brass
edges.
Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of
Photographic Apparatus, Anthony & Scovill Co. (New York, NY),
1903, p. 58
