(4) Antique Cameras, Incomplete Empire, Beck Lens

Lot description

(4) Antique Cameras: (1) Empire State View Camera, Rochester Optical, lacks lens, mahogany; (1) antique field camera, no maker mark, mahogany with a circular board for the slide in lens board now with a Periscope lens #4 by R.D. Gray, New York, the fold up baseboard has wood loss at the center track, the underside with an installed tripod head; (1) field camera, no maker mark, lens appears as later and lacks pinion knob; (1) field camera, lens marked R.J. Beck and Williams, Brown & Earle, lacks aperature wheel, tear in bellows, for shipping largest measure approx 9.25" x 10.25" x 7.25", total of all 18lbs Provenance: Collection of Sam Westfall, Texas, Kansas including a huge quantity of antique cameras, magic lanterns, related advertising and many parts and pieces. PLEASE NOTE: ALL CAMERAS, ACCESSORIES & RELATED LOTS IN THIS AUCTION ARE SOLD AS IS, OPERATIONAL STATUS IS UNKNOWN, NO CONDITION REPORTS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE LOTS IN THIS AUCTION, ALL LOTS ARE SOLD AS IS AND ALL SALES ARE FINAL, PLEASE BID ACCORDINGLY Start Price: $60.00