Lens:

f6.3, 4.4" Cooke Series III, iris diaphragm to f45. Serial no. 16420 .

Shutter:

Spring powered rotary sector type with pneumatic regulation. Speeds 1/2 - 1/100, T. The T setting is achieved by a short depress when set to 1/2.

Construction:

Leather covered metal body with leather bellows.

Format:

2 ½" x 3 ½" plates held in single metal slides.

Focusing:

Bellows, scale to 2 yards. Single focusing position.

Attributes:

Direct-vision (lens/pointer) view-finder. Post rises and lowers as camera is opened and closed.

Identification:

Aluminium front with cross-hatching. Brass lens cell.

Movements:

Rising front.

Serial Number:

2 .

Lens:

f6.3, 4.4" Cooke Series III, iris diaphragm to f45. Serial no. 16434 .

Shutter:

Spring powered rotary sector type with pneumatic regulation. Speeds 1/2 - 1/100, T. The T setting is achieved by a short depress when set to 1/2.

Construction:

Leather covered metal body with leather bellows.

Format:

2 ½" x 3 ½" plates held in single metal slides.

Focusing:

Bellows, scale to 2 yards. Two focusing positions: slides (marked DS), or film packs (marked FP), using the rear focusing position.

Attributes:

Direct-vision (lens/pointer) view-finder. Post rises and lowers as camera is opened and closed.

Identification:

Aluminium front with cross-hatching. Brass lens cell.

Movements:

Rising front.

Serial Number:

11 .

Notes:

Retailer's name on camera baseboard and inside case: Sands, Hunter & Co. 37 Bedford Street. Strand. WC. (1905 - 1917).

With:

Hooded focusing screen, (probably a later addition). Film pack adapter. Case. Serial no. 133.

Lens:

f6.5, 4.4" Cooke Series III, iris diaphragm to f45. Serial no. 16450 .

Shutter:

Spring powered rotary sector type with pneumatic regulation. Speeds 1/2 - 1/100, T. The T setting is achieved by a short depress when set to 1/2.

Construction:

Leather covered metal body with leather bellows.

Format:

2 ½" x 3 ½" plates held in single metal slides.

Focusing:

Bellows, scale to 2 yards. Two focusing positions: slides (marked DS), or film packs (marked FP), using the rear focusing position.

Attributes:

Direct-vision (lens/pointer) view-finder. Post rises and lowers as camera is opened and closed.

Identification:

Aluminium front with 'worm' marks.

Movements:

Rising front.

Serial Number:

21 .

With:

12 single metal slides. Film pack adapter. Single page instructions. Cable release attachment.