The Eastman Co.

Interchangeable View

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1887-1891
Construction: front focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); double swing; reversing by removable back; three-piece lensboard
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base; red leather bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: up to 20x24
Notes: sold in England as well as U.S.; has English-style plate-holders, and may have been manufactured in England.  This camera is made with tight tolerances - an extremely well-made instrument.
References:
W.D. Gatchel (St. Louis) Catalog, 1888, p. 30-32
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1890, p. 48
Photographic Material, Catalogue O & P, James W. Queen & Co. (Philadelphia, PA), 1891, p. 47-48

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