?? 4-tube 8x10 Camera ??

[brian_n._duram]

<p><img src="file:///C:/Users/BrianN/Desktop/4lens%20%20camtront.jpg" alt="" />Helping a friend go through his dads estate. Came across two unmarked large cameras, both have the 4-tube lenses on a 4 legged geared table. The back Slides. the camera back is roughly 10x10 focusing ground glass.</p>

<p>Any Idea what these are? & Value?<br /> Thank you Brian</p><div></div>

[paul_wheatland]

<p>If you grid an 8x10 negative you'll get four images that contact printed produce four portraits so you can give three to friends and relatives. The values of these cameras can be determined by past auctions completed.</p>

[User_5888660]

<p>Here are a few terms to get you going on google:</p>

<p>Multiplying cameras</p>

<p>carte-de-visite camera</p>

<p>Bon Ton camera</p>

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[rodeo_joe1]

<p>Difficult to value because the market for such a camera is going to be limited to specialist collectors. It's of little practical use these days, and looks a bit "butchered", in that the original lens board has been modified in a careless fashion. These things usually sat on a wooden stand or brass-bound tripod. It's worthwhile try to find that. - Ahh! Just read that you have the stands. These may have more value than the cameras.</p>

<p>Look for a small name-plate like Sanderson or Bausch & Lomb. Most likely it would be a little engraved Ivorine plate nailed to the back. If you can pin it down to a well-known maker that might lift the value. Or offer it to a local museum. It almost certainly came from a commercial portrait studio sometime in the late 1800's or early C20th and may have historical links to the town or area.</p>