Kamaret

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Blair Camera Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, MA, Boston
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1891
PRODUCTION DATES: 1891-1896
PATENT DATE: Feb. 10, 1891
FILM TYPE: rollfilm
IMAGE SIZE: 4 x 5 in.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $40.00
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: box
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 6 in. "Rectigraphic"

NOTES:
  "This large box camera (5½x6½x8½) was advertised as being 'one third
  smaller than any camera of equal capacity' because it was the first
  American box camera to move the film spools to the front of the camera
  camera. Made to take 100 exposures 4x5 on rollfilm. Other features
  included double exposure prevention, automatic film counter, and an
  attachment for using plates or cut film." (McKeown, 1992).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: B635.00002
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1104

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lothrop, Eaton S., Jr. --A Century of Cameras from the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.-- Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. pp 70.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 56.//