Folmer & Schwing Division, EKC

Sky Scraper Camera, Improved, Variation 2

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured:  c. 1918
Construction: rear focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on sides of base rails);  reversing by removable back; double swing; three-piece lensboard
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base; black fabric bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 8x10 (above); 11x14; 14x17 and larger sizes(!) made to order
Notes: made for photographing tall buildings without tilting the camera back, the lensboard has significantly greater rise than other cameras due to the tall front standard.  The Variation 2 has an obviously different rear swing hardware than the other sky scrapers. 
References:
Photographic Digest, Northwestern Photo Supply Co., October, 1918, no page

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