Rochester Optical Co.
Date Introduced: – ; Years Manufactured: c.1893-1903
Construction: telescoping bed front focus via internal rack and pinion; double swing; three-piece lensboard; reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany body; mahogany base; maroon leather bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 4×5; 4.25×6.5; 5×7; 5×8; 6.5×8.5; 8×10; 10×12; 11×14
Notes: English style compact, with canvas case. The above camera is 6.5×8.5; its lens has both original lens caps and a velvet pouch for storage, since the lens cannot remain on the camera when it is folded. The 8×10 version is below.
References:
1893 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1893, p. 2-3
1894 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1894, p. 2-3
1895 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1895, p. 2-3
1896 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1896, p. 2-3
Catalogue “G” 1896 Photographic Apparatus and Materials, Montgomery Ward & Co., 1896, p. 18
Catalogue “G” 1897 Photographic Apparatus and Materials, Montgomery Ward & Co., 1897, p. 18
Dept. 5: Photographic Lenses, Supplies, etc. 2nd ed.; Andrew J. Lloyd & Co. (Boston) catalog, 1897, p. 43
Horgan, Robey & Co. (Boston, MA) Catalog, 1898, p. 2-3
Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co. Catalog, 1899, pp. 4-5
Premo Cameras, Rochester Optical Co. Catalog, 1902, p. 41
Catalogue Photographic, Chicago Photo Materials Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1903, p. 25
