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Made by [[Wilkin-Welsh]]. A very simple [[folding bed camera]] with single extension [[bellows]]. The lens standard allows limited vertical shift. A reflecting type finder and a distance scale are on the folding bed for use of the '''No. 6 Onondaga''' as [[hand camera]]. With a simple lever the lens standard can be fixed in the wanted distance setting. Usage as [[view camera]] is possible on a tripod. The camera with a simple [[achromatic lens|achromatic]] [[meniscus lens]] in a [[Junior]] shutter did cost 10$, and 12&frac12;$ with [[Rapid Rectilinear]] lens.

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''Onondaga'' is the name of one of the five Iroquois Nations. One of Wilkin-Welsh's concurrents from [[Rochester (New York)]] had even chosen one of those names as company name: ''[[Seneca]]''.

==Links==
*[http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=1720 No. 6 Onondaga] on [http://historiccamera.com historiccamera.com]


[[Category:O|Onondaga No.6 by Wilkin-Welsh]]
[[Category:1900-1905]]
[[category:US 4x5in folding]]