Name/Title
Camera, studioEntry/Object ID
26.05 a,bDescription
(a) Century Master Studio Camera. Material: wood, metal, glass, leather. Size: 18" W. x 26" L. x 20" H. Description: dark oak - square frame - studio portrait camera for 8" x 10" sized film - grooved base allows camera to be moved forward and back using adjusting metal knobs - red leather attached to two sides of frame forms expanding accordion pleated area for increasing or decreasing proximity to subject - glass lens framed in metal ring stamped: "Ilex Lens: Paragon Anastiomat Series S" - metal plate label on back: "Century Master Studio Camera, Trademark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., Manufactured by Graflex, Inc., Rochester 8, New York, U.S.A. - scratched into wood near label: "#MN07.304 G.W. 412". (b) Stand. Material: wood, metal, textile. Size: 34" W. x 35" L. x 50" H. Description: green felt over oak shelf - base for camera - large metal wheel on side for adjusting height of camera - cast iron casters (3) on heavy cast iron frame - labeled same as camera with same serial number.Context
This camera required 8" x 10" negative film and film holder which slides in front of the frosted glass focus plane; a black cloth is necessary to cover one's head while focusing the image.Wayne said the camera had been converted adding a conventional contemporary shutter trip device. Ordinarily the photograph is "taken" by timing a shot and uncovering the lens opening. Purchased in St. Cloud in 1980 by Wayne Jertson, Waseca business: Wayne J Photography, Waseca, Minnesota.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Camera, studioClass
Photographic T & ECategory
Tools & Eq for CommunicationCreate Date
July 11, 2005Update Date
September 25, 2025