Academy camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Marion & Co., Ltd.
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, London
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1882
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1882-1890
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZES:
  1¼ x 1¼ in.
  2 x 2 in.
  3¼ x 3¼ in.
  3¼ x 4¼ in.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: £6/10/
SIGNIFICANT FEATURE: early twin-lens reflex
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  TLR
  magazine
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 2 in. f/5 Petzval type
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "c1885. TLR-styled camera. Eye-level viewfinder. Made in 4 sizes:
  1¼x1¼" to 3¼x4¼". Magazine holds 12 plates. Petzval-type lens.
  Rotary shutter, T, I. Nicely finished wood with brass fittings. Rack
  and pinion positioning of plates for exposure. In 1887, a mirror was
  added to make it useable as a waist-level camera. This improved
  version was called the 'New Academy'". (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: M341.00002
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1095

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 31.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 300.//