Rochester Camera & Supply Co.

Favorite Camera

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1897-1900
Construction: back focus via push-pull; single swing; three-piece lensboard; reversing by removable back; no gears
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base; black fabric bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7, 5x8, 6.5x8.5, 8x10, 11x14, 14x17
Notes:  Compare to the Favorite mode of Rochester Optical Co. and Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Similar in design to Scovill's Acme Back Focus Cone Camera.
References:
A.S. Aloe Co. (St. Louis, MO) Catalog, c. 1897, p. 16
Dept. 5: Photographic Lenses, Supplies, etc. 2nd ed.; Andrew J. Lloyd & Co. (Boston) catalog, 1897, p. 42
Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Camera & Supply Co. Catalog, 1899. pp. 38-39
Catalogue of Photographic Sundries, Jas. H. Smith & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1899, p. 19
The Poco Camera , Rochester Camera & Supply Co. (Branch of Rochester Optical & Camera Co., Rochester, NY), 1900, p. 42-43

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