Conley Camera Co., Rochester, MN
Date Introduced: – ; Years Manufactured: c. 1905-1915
Construction:
Materials: Spanish cedar – mahogany finish body; cherry base; black keratol (leatherette) bellows; nickeled brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5×7; 6.5×8.5; 8×10
Notes: The Conley Camera Co. was active c. 1900-1920s, and made cameras for Sears, Roebuck & Co. as well as under its own label. Note that it was located in the Minnesota Rochester. This camera was the cheaper version of the New Model BW. Looks to be identical to the Conley New York View.
References:
Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1904
Conley Cameras for 1910, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1910, p. 38-39
Cameras and Photographic Supplies, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1913, p. 1162 (mahogany camera body instead of cedar)
Cameras and Photographic Supplies, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1915, p. 20 (mahogany camera body instead of cedar)
