Manhattan Optical Co.

Wizard View, Variation 3

Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. Catalog, 1903, p. 40

5 x 7

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1903 - c. 1909
Construction: front and rear focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); double swing; shifting front, reversing by removable back; detachable rear extension
Materials: mahogany body, cherry base, nickeled brass hardware, red leather bellows
Sizes Offered: 4x5, 5x7, 6½x8½, 8x10
Notes: In 1899, Manhattan Optical made separate front focus only (Variation 1) and back focus only (Variation 2) versions. They were replaced by 1903 with Variation 3:  front and back focus.

References:
1903 Koronas, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co., (Rochester, NY) Catalog, 1903, p. 40
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), Jan 1 1906, pp. 21-22
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1907
Korona Cameras, Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1908
Prices of Photographic Supplies and Chemicals 1908-1909, Ralph Harris & Co. (Boston, MA), 1908
Photographic Supplies and Cameras 1909-1910, Sunset Photo Supply Co. (San Francisco, CA) Catalog, 1909, pp. 37
 

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