General Information

Serial #

84

Part Number

1

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MAHOGANY & CHERRY WOOD; LEATHER BELLOWS; GLASS OPTICS; BRASS FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

74.0 cm

Width

71.0 cm

Height

120.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Century

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CAMERA POPULAR C. 1900-1925+

Canada

PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952.

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON GLASS PLATES.

Technical

DESCRIBED AS A 'COMPACT' FLAT BED TYPE PORTRAIT CAMERA, ON STUDIO STAND. BACK IS MADE TO SLIDE BOTH VERTICALLY & HORIZONATALLY; SPACING ROD ALLOWS SLIDING BACK MOVEMENTS TO BE PREDETERMINED. (REF. 1) CAMERA BACK SIMILAR TO 'PENNY PICTURE' MODEL, WITH SLIDING BACK, INTERNAL MASK, SPACING ROD & PACKARD SHUTTER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CENTURY" marked on celluloid plate on camera front. "CENTURY/ CENTURY CAMERA CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y." stamped into both back support brackets. "84" stamped into camera base and top of tailboard.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

CAMERA BODY, AND FRAME OF CAMERA BACKS, SLIDES, ETC. ARE RED-BROWN POLISHED WOOD. LENS HOUSING (AND LENS CAP), BELLOWS, DRAPE, AND MOST INTERNAL SURFACES OF COMPONENT PARTS ARE BLACK.

Decoration

N/A