Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co., Rochester, New York, NY

 

Korona Panoramic View Camera

 

 

Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog, May 1, 1920, p. 18
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5 x 12




Label on front standard


 

 

 

 

 

7 x 17"





Label on front standard

 

 

 

Date Introduced: 1913-1914 ; Years Manufactured: c. 1914-1930's
Construction: front and rear focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); double swing; non-reversing; three-piece lens board;
Materials: walnut-stained cherry body, cherry base, black leatherette bellows ; nickeled hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x12; 7x17; 8x20
Notes: The fitted canvas case is made tall enough to hold plates vertically, and fits three abreast.  Since the camera is not as tall, there is a built-in shelf to set the camera on so that it is more reachable that if it was all the way at the bottom of the case.  Not offered as late as 1912, so introduced 1913-1914.  The 5x12"camera above is  from the Ralph Naylor collection.

References:
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1914
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1915, pp. 26-28
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), Jan. 1, 1918, p. 22-24
Catalogue of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories 1919-1920, Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1919, p. 36
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog, May 1, 1920, pp. 18-20
Photographic Lenses and Korona Cameras
, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog #22, c. 1922, pp. 44-46
Catalogue No. 10 and Bargain Book No. 11 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories, 1920-1921; Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1920, p.33
Catalogue No. 21 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories 1923-1924, Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), dated 1923-1924, p.49
Photographic Lenses and Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog No. 25, 1925, pp. 42-45
Catalogue No. 27 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories 1925-1926, Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1925, p. 61
Photographic Equipment Apparatus and Supplies, Catalogue No. 18
, Norman-Willets Photo Supply, Inc. (Chicago, IL); c.1925, p. 5
Catalogue No. 31 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories 1926-1927, Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1926, p. 74
Catalog of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, Catalog No. 121,
Chicago Photo Supply House (Chicago, IL), c. 1926, p. 2
Studio and Kodak Finishing Equipment Catalog
, Z. T. Briggs Photo Supply Co. (Kansas City, MO, c. 1927, p. 58
Photographic Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 127, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Jan. 1927, p. 30
Korona Cameras
, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1930
Photographic Materials Mail Order Cash Catalog No. 130, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), Jul. 1930, p. 30
Photographic Supplies, Burke & James, Inc. (Chicago), Catalog #250, 1931, p. 26 (As The Rexo Panoramic View Camera)
Photographic Materials, Mail Order Catalog No. 131
, George Murphy, Inc. (New York, NY), April 1931, p. 30
Cameras - Lenses - Equipment, Catalog No. 32, Gundlach Manufacturing Corporation (Rochester, NY), c. 1932, p. 35
Catalogue No. 42 of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories 1932-33,
Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), p. 44

 

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