G. Gennert, New York, NY

Oxford Camera

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1896-1903
Construction:  front focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base); double swing; reversing by removable back; short front base extension; spring back
Materials:  mahogany body; cherry base; leather bellows; brass hardware; French polish finish
Sizes Offered: 6.5x8.5, 8x10
Notes: not present in Gennert Catalog 1904.  The lensboard rim is only 1/8" thick, unusual for a camera this size.  Gennert cameras were finished in a light orange colored lacquer, which the camera above has retained having been stored in a case.
References:
Photo Beacon Vol. VIII No. 7, July 1896, glued in un-numbered sheet
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, G. Gennert (New York, NY), 1901, p. 59
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, G. Gennert (New York, NY), 1903

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