Thanks for the update!
Most of the top-of -the-rangeContinental cameras - with bellows of 100cm or more - had a support system to prevent bellows droop or bellows wear on the underside.
When the distance between the bottom of the bellows was around a cm or less, there was an applied metal frame around a central pleat with tiny wheels underneath which ran on the wooden base.
With larger distances - about 5cm - there was a series of hinged flaps attached to the front and rear standards which expanded and contracted along with bellows movement.
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