Rochester Optical Co.

New Model Camera, Variation 2

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1886
Construction: back focus via push-pull; single or no swing; three-piece lensboard; non-reversing; ground glass frame hinges down
Materials: cherry body; cherry bed; brown (photos) or black fabric bellows; nickeled hardware; varnish finish
Sizes Offered: 3.25x4.25; 4x5; 4.25x6.5; 5x7; 5x8; 6.5-8.5; 8x10 (photos)
Notes: a very inexpensive, and, therefore, long-lived model.   It co-existed for many years with the very similar New Model Improved.  The illustrated camera is 8x10.  The wooden case is varnished, and marked on the outside: Rochester Optical Co., and on the inside: New Model Single Swing.  This variation is distinguished by its cam-type ground glass clips.
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