The Camrana camera was manufactured by the Marion & Co. of Soho Square London in circa 1898. Designed as a folding or hand camera with rack and pinion focusing, Baush & Lomb shutter, rapid rectilinear lens, rising front, swing back, focusing screen, and a bellows extension of eleven inches. The camera was stoutly made of mahogany, with a specail compartment above teh body covered by a hinge lid in which the dark slide could be carried. Priced at £6 6s for a quarter plate size.

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