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Unknown Field Camera 12
5x7
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1900
Construction: front
focus via push-pull,
no gears, single swing;
reversible via removable back
Materials: mahogany box
and base, black fabric bellows; brass
hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7"
(photos above);
Notes: This camera looks
superficially like a leather-covered compact camera, such as a Century
that has had its leather removed. However, this camera has never
had any leather on it. From the box joints and other construction
details, this would seem to be a manufactured camera. The spring
back indicates an origin in the USA. The front swing mechanism is
unlike popular manufacturer's, who usually employed a drop-bed for that
purpose..
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