Vest Pocket Monroe

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Monroe Camera Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, Rochester
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Monroe No 1 Vest Pocket
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1897
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1897-1903
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 2 x 2½ in.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $5.00
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: folding
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 100mm f/11 achromatic meniscus
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "The Vest Pocket Monroe was one of the earliest of the 'vest pocket'
  type of miniature plate-cameras, predating the Gaumont 'Block-Notes'
  by 6 years. Its thin 1/8 in. double-plate holder made of sheet brass
  aided greatly in keeping the camera's weight to a minimum. The brass
  scissors-type extension arms allowed this very compact camera to open
  to a length of 4 1/2 in." (Lothrop, 1973).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: M753.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 207

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 96.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 250.//
George Eastman House Information File - Technology Collection.//