G. Gennert, New York, NY

Brighton Camera

Gennert Catalog 1901, p. 58

8x10

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1901-1903
Construction: front rack and pinion focus  (two gear tracks on top of base rails) and rear push-pull focus, double swing, reversible by removable back, three-piece lensboard, slot for push-pull focus on middle base rail
Materials:   mahogany body, cherry base, brass hardware, black fabric bellows
Sizes Offered: 5x7, 5x8, 6½x8½, 8x10, 11x14, 14x17
Notes: not present in the 1904 Gennert Catalog.  The front standard is supported by brackets in side slots and has geared focus, while the rear standard is supported by a post and slider in a central top slot and has push/pull focus.  The lensboard is held in by a clever system of precise rabbets - no hardware is needed.  The 8x10 shown above is fairly light for its size, and has excellent fit and finish.  The use of front geared focus and rear push/pull focus in this era is similar to the Scovill Manifold and the Sunart Vici (Smith Magic).

References:
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, G. Gennert (New York, NY), 1901, p. 58
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, G. Gennert (New York, NY), 1903

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