General Information

Serial #

23

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 MAHOGANY AND OTHER WOOD CAMERA BODY & LENS BOARD; GLASS & METAL COMPONENTS; LEATHER BELLOWS & CARRYING STRAP; RUBBER BULB & TUBING HAVE CORK PLUG; CELLULOID PLATE; PRESSBOARD LENS BOARD; LENS BOARD BACK & SHUTTER DOORS HAVE FABRIC LINERS. CW LEATHER COVERED METAL LENS CAP, VELVET LINED..2 WOOD, GLASS & METAL MATERIALS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

45.0 cm

Width

34.0 cm

Height

37.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SENECA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CAMERA TYPICALLY USED C. 1906-1925+

Canada

PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED APHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952.

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON GLASS PLATES.

Technical

IMPROVED SENECA VIEW CAMERA MFD IN 5X7, 6 1/2 X 8 1/2, 8X10 AND 11X14 INCH FORMATS. CAMERA BACK SWINGS BOTH VERTICALLY & HORIZONTALLY, AND IS REVERSIBLE. HIGH FRONT FRAME PERMITS TIGHT FIT WHEN HINGED BED IS CLOSED. EXTENDED BED ALLOWS USE OF LONG FOCAL LENGTH LENSES. (REFS. 1 & 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "IMPROVED SENECA VIEW/ SENECA CAMERA MFG. CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y.,U.S.A./ BASTIEN BROS., ROCHESTER, N.Y." marked on imitation ivory plate fixed to camera body front. "COMPUR" & "Nr 637144" marked on shutter housing. "Carl Zeiss Jena Nr.1026677 Tessar 1:6,3 f=21cm" marked on lens housing. Lens & shutter setting markings. "PAT. NOV. 26-07" and "PAT'D NOV.15-04" stamped on fittings. "23" stamped into front bed section..1pt lens cap marked CARL ZEISS/ JENA"..2 "116" stamped into frame.

Missing

UNKNOWN. LENS & SHUTTER NOT ORIGINAL/SUPPLIED BY CAMERA MFR.

Finish

.1 DULL EBONIZED FINISH ON CAMERA BODY; SILVER METAL FITTINGS; BLACK LEATHER BELLOWS. LENS MOUNTED ON UNFINISHED PRESSBOARD. LENS CAP IS BLACK LEATHER, LINED WITH DARK BLUE VELVET. GREEN-GREY BULB ATTACHED TO RED RUBBER TUBING. IVORY COLOUR MFR'S PLATE..2 DULL BLACK WOODEN FRAME; OPAQUE GLASS VIEWING SCREEN; SILVER & GOLDTONE METAL FITTINGS.

Decoration

N/A