Just finished putting together an adapter that will couple *most brass lenses mounted on Sinar boards to a Sinar Auto Shutter which is then coupled to any camera that has a Sinar front standard. I like this method because the shutter is not attached in between the front standard and the bellows, leaving the camera uncompromised, able to fold etc. Other than some Sinars you would still need an adapter behind the front standard. In the set-up I'm using, the cameras and lenses are their own entities and the Sinar Shutter moves as one accessory with front and back adapters attached. All of this is thanks to one **Ducky Tse (really!), a fine gentleman in Hong Kong, who produces exquisite work for a very reasonable price. I have no affiliation with Ducky whatsoever except that of happy customer. Here are 2 photos showing the set-up ready to accept your 1856 lens on Sinar board (1st photo) and the whole 3 piece adapter/shutter/adapter ready to go on to any Sinar type front standard (2nd photo).
* lenses that extend much beyond the flange would have to be mounted on to a "top hat" type board or another apacer adapter used (watch for vignetting in short focal lengths!). This problem would eventually occur in all such set-ups. The only other small concern with SOME cameras is that the weight of the adapters/shutter (a little over 2 lbs) might produce worrisome torque and force against the top retaing clip on the front standard but I doubt that this is a problem.
**You can contact Ducky through his current auction of the second adapter:
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