19: A ROCHESTER EMPIRE STATE 8 x 10 FIELD CAMERA C. 1900

The mahogany frame with black bellows, Bausch and Lomb lens, six plates, canvas-covered carry case of the period. This camera was the property of a Kansas photographer, also of the period, last name of Schroeder.
Case measures 15 x 23.5 inches, camera is 14 x 13 x 5 when not extended, plates measure 12.5 x 9.75 inches.
The effects of age, storage and use as shown.
$300 - $500