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    Trying to nail down exact camera I have.

    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 Click image for larger version. 

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    Re: Trying to nail down exact camera I have.

    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

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    Re: Trying to nail down exact camera I have.

    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.

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