Burke & james Model Number

[picturetaker607]

A friend of mine has a Burke & James Camera. I could not find a model

number. It is 5x7 and the lens board says "No 3 Acme". The name plate

on the camera says "patent pending". Can anyone tell me where to find

a model number or help me identify this camera. Its in good shape and

I am dying to give it a go.

 

Matthew

[jim_galli4]

Matthew, if you can upload a couple of pics of what you've got I can probably help with old Burke & James catalog pages. They made a lot of 5X7's over many years.

[picturetaker607]

Thanks, I will take a few pictures and upload them in a day or two.

 

Matthew

[picturetaker607]

Jim,

 

Here is a photo of the camera. The nameplate says "view camera"

The lens is an Acme # 3 manfactored by "Ilex Optical Company"

 

The back comes dowm and forms a rail for the bellows.

 

Thanks for your help,

 

Matthew<div></div>

[jim_galli4]

Here's a page out of my 1959 B&J catalog. Model 1002S. What else does the lens say around it. Ilex 3 is just the shutter info.<br><p><img src="http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/BandJ5X7circa1959.jpg">

[picturetaker607]

There is a "C" on the plate that attaches the lens to the camera.

The camera looks like the 5x7 view camera above (it has all the knobs etc), however the rail that the bellows travels on is 15 inches, not 21 (24?) inches as advertised. The body is painted green and the bellows is bright red.

The lens speed starts at 1 sec and goes to 1/200th with a "B" and a "T" setting. The arpeture is hard to read but it looks like f/32 to f/1. The name plates also says "patent pending" which indicates to me it is an early model.

 

Hope this helps

[picturetaker607]

The 15 inch bellows exptension appears correct. The 21 inches is with a extension. I think I have a 5x7 view camera with the cheapest lens that it came with. I don't know what a 'sliding carriage back' is, or how to check for one.