Rochester Optical "New Model View" 5 x 8-inch Camera

Description:

Rochester Optical "New Model View" 5 x 8-inch Camera, Rochester, New York, c. 1895, cherry body with square brown leather bellows, white name plate mounted above lens, fitted with a lens marked R.O. Co., 2, with cast iron tripod mount.
Estimate $300-500

Camera does not have any film holders. Camera shows very little signs of use.


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