Help Identifying Very Early wooden box camera.

[Jason DeMink]

Here's one that has me stumped. Very early box, sliding case, rotating shutter, lacquered wood. reminds me of the aura of a Kodak Ordinary. Was in the collection of a 3rd generation antique cameras store owner. Could literally be anything from a homemade unit to the first one Eastman ever built. His inventory was astounding, would like to ID this one

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[Rickbb]

Based on the screws and construction I'm voting for home made.

 

[480sparky]

I vote DIY as well.

 

[IanG]

As it's not a normal focus distance it's been made for a specialist purpose, perhaps a lens a bit longer than the usual 5"/130mm (approx) FL lens, parallax rules out close focussing with a typical 5" lens. It looks like it's focussing to around 10" from the film plain.

Maybe made as a roll film Portrait camera, the shutters probably taken from another camera.

Ian