Antique Long Focus Poco No 18 Camera
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Antique Long Focus Poco No 18 Camera

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Antique Long Focus Poco No 18 folding bellows camera. Made by the American Camera Mfg Co in the 1890's this original concertina style bellows camera comes with its original case albeit in poor condition with 2 plate holders. The main body is made from rich mahogany which frames a Unicum shutter with a Bosch & Lomb lens. The lens is clean with no fungus and the shutter shoots well. Marked on camera front: Long Focus Poco No 18 for American Camera Mfg Co Marked on shutter: Unicum Marked on brass surrounding lens: Bausch & Lomb Opt Co, PAT Jan 8 '91 The American Camera Mfg. Company was founded in Northboro , MA in 1895 by Thomas Blair. The American Camera Mfg. Co. was only in business a few years as Blair sold out to George Eastman in 1898. The company was moved to Rochester around 1899 and continued to operate as the American Camera Mfg. Co. After the Eastman Kodak acquisition of the Rochester Optical and Supply Co. conglomeration (Rochester Optical, Rochester Camera, Monroe, R

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