5 x 7 Grover view camera
Date: 1950-1970
Inventory Number: 1997-1-0120a
Classification: Camera
Subject:
Maker: Burke & James, Inc. (1897 - early 1970s)
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Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
51.5 × 24 × 40.6 cm (20 1/4 × 9 7/16 × 16 in.)
DescriptionThis camera is equipped with orange bellows, a full hooded focusing screen, wide focusing tracks for rack and pinion focusing adjustments, unlimited horizontal swing and vertical tilt, and a reversible back for easy switching from horizontal to vertical picture. When not in use, it folds compactly. It has a handle on the top for easy carrying and is supported by a tripod clamp. No lens nor shutter is found with this camera.
For more information on a similar camera, see the following 1959 advertisement.
For more information on a similar camera, see the following 1959 advertisement.
Signedon hood: B & J
on hood: BURKE & JAMES, INC.
on hood: BURKE & JAMES, INC.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.
