Re: R.B.Cycle Info - Follow-up

[Scott Davis <sddavis@xxxxxxxx>]

Leonard Robertson wrote:

>  Scott,
>
> I'm intrigued by the 12" and 24" scales on the bed. The common lenses
> on #8s were an 11"-18" double-convertible or a 10 1/2"-18"-24"
> triple-convertible. You may have a body that came with a special order
> lens. You might look on the left side of the bed for a couple of nail
> holes that held a third focusing scale (if the lens was a triple).

You may be right..there look to be a total of four small holes that
might well have been nail holes, but have since been filled in.

>
> Finally, if you open the front door and look up inside the top of the
> body, you may see a serial number stamped into the wood. I'm curious
> what the number is. It may help date the camera.

It looks to be 87340.

I got the camera as part of a studio that I bought out.  They had been
working with Cirkuts for many years, and retained both a # 8 outfit and
a # 10 camera, which I rent from them to do groups.  At one point they
had two 10s, at least one 8, and a 16.

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>
> Leonard
>
> At 07:36 AM 3/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> I have an "R.B.Cycle" camera, 8 x 10, with no lens.  The markings on
>> the
>> bottom read either "98" or "86", depending.  The camera appears to
>> be in
>> quite good shape, except that the leather is coming loose from the
>> back
>> of the pressure plate. There is a distance to gear scale along the
>> bed,
>> so I'm assuming that is is a convertible pan, similar to a Cirkut
>> outfit.  Any info?
>>
>> Thanks to those who answered my first query.  I have more info to
>> offer:
>>
>> The camera is a 6.5 X 8.5.  My mistake.
>>
>> There are two distance/gear scales on the right side of the bed; one
>> for 24" and one for 12".
>>
>> The full label on the front standard reads:
>>
>>                             R.B.CYCLE GRAPHIC
>>                             FOLMER & SCHWING DIVISION
>>                             EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
>>                             ROCHESTER, N.Y.
>>
>> The back rotates.
>>
>> The bellows are red.
>>
>> TIA for any additional info that you might provide.
>>
>> Scott
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