General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE (PROBABLY MAHOGANY); BRASS PARTS & FITTINGS, SAVE ALUMINUM FRONT; LEATHER BELLOWS & STRAP; GLASS FOCUSING SCREEN

Dimensions

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

Length

40.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

29.5 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

Deardorff

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C.1930S+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES

Technical

L.F. DEARDORFF EST'D A CAMERA REPAIR BUSINESS IN 1893. IN 1923 THE COMPANY BEGAN MFG.CAMERAS, MANY OF WHICH ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND. (REF.1, PP.88-89) ALL WERE HIGH QUALITY, WELL MADE CAMERAS POPULAR WITH PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS DOING STUDIO WORK, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL OR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE SCREWED TO CAMERA FRONT READS: 'MFD. BY/ L.F. DEARDORFF & SONS/ CHICAGO, ILL.'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

RED MAHOGANY FRONT, BACK & BED. BRASS FITTINGS PAINTED WITH GOLD LACQUER. RED LEATHER BELLOWS HAS FINELY GRAINED FINISH. LIGHT BROWN LEATHER HANDLE. FOCUS SCREEN GLASS IS FROSTED, SMOOTH, POLISHED ALUMINUM

Decoration

N/A