G. Gennert, New York, NY

Montauk Queen Camera

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1909
Construction: front and rear focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); double swing; reversing by removable back; three-piece lensboard;
Materials: mahogany wood body; cherry base; black keratol (leatherette) or maroon leather bellows; nickeled hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 6.5x8.5; 8x10
Notes: Identical to the Conley Camera Co. No. 1 Conley View.  Starting about 1903, Gennert re-sold the Seneca Improved View and the Seneca Competitor (as the New York View).  About 1908, they also re-sold Gundlach and Conley models.  It is not known whether such cameras bear a Gennert  label.
References:
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies No. 59, G. Gennert (New York, NY), 1909, p. 26

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