G. Gennert, New York, NY

Montauk Compact Camera

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1919
Construction:  front focus via rack and pinion (gears internal to base) and rear focus via push-pull, reversible by removable back, front rise and tilt, back tilt, integral tripod head in base
Materials:  mahogany, brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7, 6.5x8.5, 8x10
Notes: not present in Gennert Catalog #65 (1914-5) and not present in Gennert Catalog #72 (1921); an English compact style, similar to Scovill's Albion or Anthony's Compact (Late Style), and imported from London.
References:
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies No. 70, G. Gennert (New York, NY), 1919, p. 25

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