Trying to nail down exact camera I have.

[elkriverscott]

I now have B&J Grover monorail camera and the back glass measures 4X5. The pamphlet that came with it says B&J Commercial view camera on it. The bellows are black. The monorail is multi faceted, meaning six sided, not round. Does the shape of the monorail indicate the exact model? I see an Orbit as one of the cameras but am still confused. The literature says it's 215287215288a 5X7 or 8X10. Thanks for reading.

[AA+]

i purchased a used 5x7 B&J Grover in the 1960s and used it for years. It had a red bellows. Your camera looks identical (except for ground glass size and black bellows). I suspect that someone updated your bellows. You do not have a B&J Commercial view camera. Orbit had a round monorail as I remember.

Best wishes --- Allen Anway

[Dugan]

That's a Grover.
Commercial View was a wooden tailboard camera.
The backs interchange between the two, as do knobs and a few other parts.
The Orbit was a rebadged Calumet CC-400/Kodak.