Rochester Optical Co.

Kenwood Camera

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1894-1899
Construction: focus via rack and pinion (gears internal to base); double swing; three-piece lensboard; reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany body; mahogany bed; black fabric bellows; brass hardware;
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 5x8; 6.5-8.5; 8x10
Notes: English compact style; w/ 2 sizes of canvas case; the least expensive of the English style R.O.C.'s.  The example above is a 6.5x8.5 size which has been fitted with a Eastman Kodak Co. 5x7 reducing back which takes modern sheet film holders.
References:
1895 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1895, p. 8-9
1896 Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY, 1896, p. 8-9
Catalogue "G" 1896 Photographic Apparatus and Materials, Montgomery Ward & Co., 1896, p. 20
Dept. 5: Photographic Lenses, Supplies, etc. 2nd ed.; Andrew J. Lloyd & Co. (Boston) catalog, 1897, p. 44
Horgan, Robey & Co. (Boston, MA) Catalog, 1898, p. 8-9
Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co. Catalog, 1899, pp. 10-11

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