c1893-1903 Rochester Optical Co. CARLTON Mahogany Plate Camera For Sale

History – Jack O\'Mahony Studio, lifetime antiquecamera collection of Boston photographer Jack O’Mahony. This item comes from that collection. JackO’Mahony graduated for Art Center School then, in Santa Monica , CA. Workedwith Midorii in New York, and then continued his career as an advertisingphotographer in Boston, Massachusetts. He maintained an independent studio onNewbury Street, Boston for several decades as one of the top advertisingphotographers in Boston, until 1979. His clients were numerous and includedRaleigh, Sylvania, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The cameras and accessories in thiscollection span his entire professional career.

On Mar-19-15 at 12:37:05 PDT, seller added the following information:

The inscription on the lens in No. 103082 In cursive writing it states Clemens & Gilmer Constructeurs Bles S.C.D.C. Paris. There are inscripted F stops F6, 8,11, 167, 22, 32, 44. This 5 X & folding large format camera was the top of the line in Rochester Optican Co., Rochester New York at the time.