Marlow Brother's No. 4 Camera was manufactured in circa 1898. Described in ads as a landscape pattern type camera of lighter construction with superior finish. The camera was made of highly polished mahogany wood and lacquered brass hardware. The No. 4 featured a double extension leather bellows that has front focusing adjustments made via rack and pinion gearing. It was fitted with a Rapid Rectilinear lens with iris diaphragm and a standard Thornton-Pickard time and instantaneous shutter. Features included a swing back, a rising and falling front and a built-in tripod turn table. The set included a three-folding tripod and one double slide. Marlow Brother's No. 4 Camera was made in quarter plates size priced at 42s 6d, a half plate size selling for 70s 0d, and a whole plate size priced at £5 10s 0d.

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