Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic
Camera
Folmer-Graflex Corp.
American, 1926–1945
Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic
Metal, wood, leather, glass, and felt
Overall: 8 7/8 × 9 × 10 5/8 in. (22.5 × 22.9 × 27 cm)
Gift of Jerry Thompson, 2024
2024.0032.0001
DescriptionBlack, rectangular, 4" by 5", manually operated camera with a fixed focus lens, compur shutter, synchronized rangefinder, Hugo Meyer precision rangefinder, Graflex eye level viewfinder, adjustable extension bed, removable lens board, leather bellows, and carrying handle. The handle of the camera was removed from the side of the camera and re-installed on top to make room for the precision rangefinder. The modification was likely done by the artist.
