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''There is also the folding-bed plate camera, the [[Pocket Poco]], by the same maker.'' | ''There is also the folding-bed plate camera, the [[Pocket Poco]], by the same maker.'' | ||
| − | The '''Pocket Poco A''' is a strut folding quarter-plate camera made by the [[Rochester Camera and Supply Co.]] of Rochester, New York. It was only made in 1903.<ref name=Antique>[http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/pktpocoa.html Pocket Poco A] at [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/ Antique and 19th Century Cameras]</ref> It is | + | The '''Pocket Poco A''' is a strut folding quarter-plate camera made by the [[Rochester Camera and Supply Co.]] of Rochester, New York. It was only made in 1903.<ref name=Antique>[http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/pktpocoa.html Pocket Poco A] at [http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/ Antique and 19th Century Cameras]</ref> It is similar to the [[Pocket Monroe]] cameras made by [[Monroe]], one of the companies that merged to form the Rochester company, but whereas that was made in three sizes (the quarter-plate Pocket Monroe A being the largest), the Pocket Poco was only made in the quarter plate size. The [[viewfinder]] is also different from that of the Monroe cameras. |
The camera has a Bausch and Lomb Achromat lens, with two aperture settings, and a pneumatically-operated shutter with 'I', 'T' and 'B' settings. It has red ('Russia leather') bellows.<ref name=Antique></ref> The body is made from cherry wood, covered with leather. | The camera has a Bausch and Lomb Achromat lens, with two aperture settings, and a pneumatically-operated shutter with 'I', 'T' and 'B' settings. It has red ('Russia leather') bellows.<ref name=Antique></ref> The body is made from cherry wood, covered with leather. | ||
Revision as of 09:59, 18 August 2011
There is also the folding-bed plate camera, the Pocket Poco, by the same maker.
The Pocket Poco A is a strut folding quarter-plate camera made by the Rochester Camera and Supply Co. of Rochester, New York. It was only made in 1903.[1] It is similar to the Pocket Monroe cameras made by Monroe, one of the companies that merged to form the Rochester company, but whereas that was made in three sizes (the quarter-plate Pocket Monroe A being the largest), the Pocket Poco was only made in the quarter plate size. The viewfinder is also different from that of the Monroe cameras.
The camera has a Bausch and Lomb Achromat lens, with two aperture settings, and a pneumatically-operated shutter with 'I', 'T' and 'B' settings. It has red ('Russia leather') bellows.[1] The body is made from cherry wood, covered with leather.
