Al-Vista Panoramic No.5B
Camera
Multiscope & Film Company
American, 1898–1915
Al-Vista Panoramic No.5B
ca 1902
Wood, leather, metal and glass
Overall: 5 3/4 × 10 15/16 × 6 1/2 in. (14.6 × 27.8 × 16.5 cm)
Gift of Andrew Davidhazy, 2023
2023.0043.0001
DescriptionRectangular, brown leather-covered wood, slit-scan panoramic camera. The camera accepts 5" day-light laoding cartridge film.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver on product plate on back of camera: AL-VISTA PANORAMIC CAMERA MFD. BY THE MULTISCOPE AND FILM CO. BURLINGTON, WIS. U.S.A. PAT. SEPT. 8, 1896-APRIL 2, 1901 FOREIGN PATENTS GRANTED / Stamped in silver on the exposure length dial on top of camera: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 / Engraved in silver on exposure counter on top of camera: SAVAGE / Stamped in silver on exposure counter on top of camera: 0
