Rochester Camera Co.

King Camera

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1897-1903
Construction: front focus via rack and pinion (gears internal to base); single swing; three-piece lensboard; reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany body; mahogany bed; red leather bellows; brass hardware;
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 5x8; 6.5-8.5; 8x10; 11x14
Notes: This camera is an English compact style, one of the last remnants of the once extensive line of English style cameras offered by Rochester companies.  The illustrated camera is 5x7.
References:
Dept. 5: Photographic Lenses, Supplies, etc. 2nd ed.; Andrew J. Lloyd & Co. (Boston) catalog, 1897, p. 41
Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Camera Co. Catalog, April 1898. pp. 4-5
Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Camera & Supply Co. Catalog, 1899. pp. 34-35
Catalogue of Photographic Sundries, Jas. H. Smith & Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1899, p. 17
The Poco Camera , Rochester Camera & Supply Co. (Branch of Rochester Optical & Camera Co., Rochester, NY), 1900, p. 38-39
Andrew J. Lloyd Catalog, 1902, p. 191
Poco Cameras, Rochester Camera & Supply Co. (Rochester, NY), 1902, p.38
Catalogue Photographic, Chicago Photo Materials Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1903, p. 24

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