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New Gem Repeating Camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Simon Wing
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: USA, MA, Charlestown
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1901
FILM TYPE: 5 x 7 sheet film
IMAGE SIZE: 5 x 7in.
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  dry plate
  gem
  multiplying

NOTES:
  15 exposure repeating camera. "Chinese puzzle" style sliding front
  panel; viewfinder moves in conjunction with lens for parallax
  correction.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: W7691.00001

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras: 1997/1998.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1996. pp 440.//

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New Gem Repeating Camera

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