Case

Name/Title

Case

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.4a-b

Description

Tan leather rectangular camera case with two interior compartments for storing a camera and 6 glass plate negatives. The case has a short, leather handle at the top and two metal figure-8 attachments for a removable shoulder strap (no longer present). The case opens at the top and is secured at the center front with a metal clasp. The inside of the top piece bears the gold inscription, "Tele-Photo-Poco/G/Rochester Optical & Camera Co./Rochester, N.Y." The interior is lined in cotton. B is a fragment, likely from the shoulder strap.

Use

Used to hold a glass plate negative camera and accessories

Context

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2020.4

Source or Donor

Bosworth, Mary Jane

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Bosworth Family

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Rochester Optical & Camera Company

Date made

1890 - 1915

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

15-1/2 in

Depth

4-3/4 in

Material

Leather, Metal, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)