Rochester Optical Co. Henry Clay"" Stereoscopic"" Rochester, USA, Towards 1892-1899. Number: 16475 Plates 5 x 7 '', folding, stereo camera Bellow in very good condition. Shutter Bausch and Lomb made by tire, Rochester, New York, USA No plates or glasses. Story: American Optical Company introduced the House Henry Clay in 1892 Stereoscopic a year after the House Henry Clay original and possibly a year before the Kodak Folding No.5 (1893 Enhanced equipped with a stereoscopic lens plate model). As such, the Henry Clay Stereoscopic is historically important as the first-loadable auto stereoscopic camera in which other companies based their designs. Built to the same design philosophy as the original camera Henry Clay, the"" Stereoscopic"" was built mahogany and brass with highly polished red leather bellows. Although the format of 5 x 7-inch size was the only announced, a model of 5 x 8 inches was available as a special order item in 1896. The"" Stereoscopic"" is rarer than the House Henry Clay and has fewer references advertising and catalogs. Based on the first engravings and a few known examples, the design of the body of Henry Clay Stereo Camera was available on a sliding bed (1892) and designs Wallbed and fall. Translation done with the free version of the translator www.DeepL.com/Translator
