Rochester Optical Co.

Peerless Camera

Rochester Optical Co. Catalog, 1893. p. 11

5 x 8

A Peerless Label, on back standard of another camera

6� x 8�

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1887-1894
Construction: front focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); single swing; three-piece lensboard; non-reversing
Materials: mahogany body; cherry bed; black fabric bellows; nickeled hardware;
Sizes Offered: 3�x4�; 4x5; 4�x6�; 5x7; 5x8; 6�x8�; 8x10
Notes: A compact model, similar to the L.M. Prince & Bro. Improved Utility. 

     The Peerless is not in the 1895 catalog and later, so must have been discontinued during 1894.

References:
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), June 1890, p. 7
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), May 1891, p. 7
1893 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1893, p. 11
1894 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1894, p. 11
 

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