worlda02
2-Jul-2008, 17:38
Hello,
I was hoping someone may be able to identify this camera and what it may have been used for. The bellows seem somewhat rigid which is why I did not extend the camera any further than is shown in the photographs. The 9 lenses are identical and provide the only mark that I can find on the camera. Each lens is marked "BF & Co." and they each have a number "1" on them. When the metal rod on the top is pulled up, the wooden shutter reveals all nine lenses. The cross section, pictured in the 3rd and 4th photographs, is on a spring so that the whole section pushes in towards the lenses about 1/2 inch. I looked over the camera thoroughly and have found no markings other than the ones mentioned. Does anyone know what this kind of camera is called, what it was used for, and to what time period it dates?
Thank you,
David
I was hoping someone may be able to identify this camera and what it may have been used for. The bellows seem somewhat rigid which is why I did not extend the camera any further than is shown in the photographs. The 9 lenses are identical and provide the only mark that I can find on the camera. Each lens is marked "BF & Co." and they each have a number "1" on them. When the metal rod on the top is pulled up, the wooden shutter reveals all nine lenses. The cross section, pictured in the 3rd and 4th photographs, is on a spring so that the whole section pushes in towards the lenses about 1/2 inch. I looked over the camera thoroughly and have found no markings other than the ones mentioned. Does anyone know what this kind of camera is called, what it was used for, and to what time period it dates?
Thank you,
David