RTucker
26-Aug-2014, 15:02
I have a friend that is trying to sell two large studio cameras, and asked me for help. These are a little older than I have knowledge about regarding price etc. The first camera is what I believe to be a wet plate studio camera and it is in pretty nice condition for its age. It says American Optical Co. Scoville Manufacturing. It sits on a Century stand, "wooden table style stand on wheels", made in New York (Rochester). It seems to be a full plate camera, with all its original knobs and brass parts. It has a wet plate style hinged back, but is missing the ground glass. The bellows has some pinholes, cracks, but is still flexible. The brass lens markings are hard to read, but I can make out Lancaster of Birmingham UK.
The second camera is larger and says Eastman Kodak 8A Century Studio, a little rougher shape but complete. It has a sliding carriage on it, with an 8x10 spring back. The camera is large enough that it could handle an 11x14 to 16x20 size back. The bellows are not useable. It sits on a table style stand that says 2A Semi Centennial. There is no lens on this camera.
So I am wondering if anyone is interested in owning or using cameras like this, and what type of value do these cameras have.
The second camera is larger and says Eastman Kodak 8A Century Studio, a little rougher shape but complete. It has a sliding carriage on it, with an 8x10 spring back. The camera is large enough that it could handle an 11x14 to 16x20 size back. The bellows are not useable. It sits on a table style stand that says 2A Semi Centennial. There is no lens on this camera.
So I am wondering if anyone is interested in owning or using cameras like this, and what type of value do these cameras have.