English Compact R.B. camera (6½ x 8½)

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Blair Camera Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, MA, Boston
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Blair Field camera (6½ x 8½)
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1888
PRODUCTION DATES: 1888-1898
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 6½ x 8½
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $45.00 (1898)
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  view
  dry plate
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: Taylor, Taylor, & Hobson 6½ x 8½ lens
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes

NOTES:
  "Very compact view camera made in 7 sizes from 3¼ x 4¼ to 10 x 12 in.
  Sunken tripod head in bed of camera. Mahogany body, brass trim,
  double extension." (McKeown, 1992).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: B635.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 218

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 55.//
George Eastman House Information File - Technology Collection.//