Rochester Optical Co.

Excelsior Camera

Date Introduced: 1885 ; Years Manufactured: 1885-1887
Construction: front focus via two gear tracks on top of base rails, reversing by removable back, rising front by right thumbscrew.
Materials: mahogany body, cherry base, black fabric bellows, brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 3.25x4.25; 4x5; 4.25x6.5; 5x7; 5x8; 6.5x8.5; 8x10
Notes: has bottom-hinged back; similar in price to the Ideal, but not as robust.
References:
American  Journal of Photography., March, 1885, p. 9
Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY) Catalog, 1886
C.H. Codman (Boston, MA) Catalog, 1886

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