Conley Camera Co., Rochester, MN

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Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1913 - c. 1915
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: The Conley Camera Co. was active c. 1900-1920s, and made cameras for Sears, Roebuck & Co. as well as under its own label.  Note that it was located in the Minnesota Rochester.  This is basically the same camera as the Model 1/Model B.W., but with different hardware.
References:
Cameras and Photographic Supplies, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1913, p. 1162 (as the Model B.W.)
 Cameras and Photographic Supplies, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1915, p. 22 (as the Model B.W.)

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