Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co., Rochester, NY

Camera City View Camera, Variation 1

Date Introduced: 1907 ; Years Manufactured: 1907-1913
Construction: back and front focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of the base rails); double swing; reversing by removable back; 
Materials: cherry base, black fabric bellows; lacquer finish
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 6.5x8.5; 8x10 (photos); 11x14; 14x17; 17x20
Notes: One of the interesting features of all Camera City View Cameras is their extremely short hinged front base, followed by a fairly short detachable front extension.  Most cameras of this era had just one hinged, full-length (that is just long enough to reach the top of the camera when folded) front base.  The camera came with a canvas case holding the  camera and six holders.  The two largest Camera City cameras were constructed of quarter-sawn oak.
References:
Not in the 1906 Seneca Catalog
Seneca Plate, Film & View Cameras, Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. Catalog, 1907, p. 22-23
Seneca Plate, Film & View Cameras, Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. Catalog, 1908, p. 28-32
Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. Catalog, 1909
Photographic Supplies and Cameras 1909-1910, Sunset Photo Supply Co. (San Francisco, CA) Catalog, 1909, pp. 34-35
Seneca Cameras, Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. (Rochester, NY) Catalog J, 1910, pp. 29-33
Catalogue of Cameras, Kodaks, Lenses and Photographic Accessories, Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL), 1919-1920, p. 32
Seneca Cameras, Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. (Rochester, NY) Catalog K, 1911, pp. 33-37
Seneca Cameras, Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. (Rochester, NY) Catalog L, 1912, pp. 35-39
Seneca Cameras, Seneca Camera Manufacturing Co. (Rochester, NY) Catalog M, 1913, pp. 35-38
1914 catalog shows Variation 2

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