Michael Roberts
21-Feb-2015, 11:49
I bought a lot of odd vintage parts. One looks like a rear rail to an Eastman View No. 2 (not the dark finish). However, it is too big for the 8x10. It is 9 and 1/2 inches wide and 14 inches long (in contrast to the 8 and 1/2 and 12 inches long for the 8x10). It has three grooves on the sides--for front standard guides, rear standard guides, and a sliding tripod block, just like my 8x10 2D.
I also have the matching tripod block, which fits perfectly but again is much larger than the tripod block for my 8x10 2D--this one is 6 and 7/8 long (9 and 1/2 wide).
This rear rail has the quick-lock key and the male groove on the front on either side of the key. The sides have the same height and thickness as a Kodak 8x10 rail.
My first thought was these must belong to an 11x14 camera, but I can't find any mention of a Kodak 11x14 that came with a sliding tripod block. In fact, the catalogs I have looked at clearly say they don't.
I have also checked Rochester and Century catalogs, but haven't turned up anything.
Does anybody happen to know which make/model these belong to?
I also have the matching tripod block, which fits perfectly but again is much larger than the tripod block for my 8x10 2D--this one is 6 and 7/8 long (9 and 1/2 wide).
This rear rail has the quick-lock key and the male groove on the front on either side of the key. The sides have the same height and thickness as a Kodak 8x10 rail.
My first thought was these must belong to an 11x14 camera, but I can't find any mention of a Kodak 11x14 that came with a sliding tripod block. In fact, the catalogs I have looked at clearly say they don't.
I have also checked Rochester and Century catalogs, but haven't turned up anything.
Does anybody happen to know which make/model these belong to?