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| + | The '''Cyclone''' cameras are a series of box-form falling-plate [[magazine camera]]s, made by the [[Western Camera Manufacturing Co.]] of Chicago. They are wooden-bodied, with leatherette covering, and hold twelve plates, in sizes from 2½×2½ to 4×5 inches. | ||
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| + | The camera has an 'I' and 'B' shutter (the phrase ''automatic shutter'' in the advertisement refers to [[everset]] shutter behaviour; that is, it is not necessary to tension the shutter before use). It has [[Viewfinder#Watson finder|Watson finders]] for horizontal and vertical orientation. The plate changer is operated by turning a knob on the top (referred to in the advertisement as a ''button''). | ||
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| + | ===Plate sizes=== | ||
:Cyclone No. 1: 2½×2½" | :Cyclone No. 1: 2½×2½" | ||
:Cyclone No. 2: 3¼×4¼" | :Cyclone No. 2: 3¼×4¼" | ||
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:Cyclone No. 4: 3¼×4¼" | :Cyclone No. 4: 3¼×4¼" | ||
:Cyclone No. 5: 4×5" | :Cyclone No. 5: 4×5" | ||
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===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
:[http://members.papadocs.com/buttons49/cameramuseum/code/subpages/624.htm Cyclone No. 5] at a camera museum site | :[http://members.papadocs.com/buttons49/cameramuseum/code/subpages/624.htm Cyclone No. 5] at a camera museum site | ||
| − | [[Category:Magazine | + | [[Category:Magazine cameras]] |
| + | [[Category: Quarter plate]] | ||
| + | [[Category: 4x5in]] | ||
[[Category:1890-1899]] | [[Category:1890-1899]] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||
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The Cyclone cameras are a series of box-form falling-plate magazine cameras, made by the Western Camera Manufacturing Co. of Chicago. They are wooden-bodied, with leatherette covering, and hold twelve plates, in sizes from 2½×2½ to 4×5 inches.
The camera has an 'I' and 'B' shutter (the phrase automatic shutter in the advertisement refers to everset shutter behaviour; that is, it is not necessary to tension the shutter before use). It has Watson finders for horizontal and vertical orientation. The plate changer is operated by turning a knob on the top (referred to in the advertisement as a button).
Plate sizes
- Cyclone No. 1: 2½×2½"
- Cyclone No. 2: 3¼×4¼"
- Cyclone No. 3: 4×5"
- Cyclone No. 4: 3¼×4¼"
- Cyclone No. 5: 4×5"
Links
- Cyclone No. 5 at a camera museum site
