Camera [Pony Premo B]
Maker and role
Rochester Optical and Camera Company, Manufacturer
Production date
1893-1901
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Object detail
Accession number
1965.423
Description
This is a classic example of the American folding plate cameras of the 1890s. It is a collapsible bellows camera that is mounted inside a leather covered box. It is not a "box" camera but a variety of "folding" camera. The Rochester Optical Company which introduced the Premo line eventually became part of the Eastman Kodak Company.
Marks
ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. // ROCHESTER N.Y.' Maker's Mark
PREMO B' Maker's Mark
PREMO B' Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Rochester Optical and Camera Company. 1893-1901. Camera [Pony Premo B], 1965.423. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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