Century Universal View
Camera
Folmer-Graflex Corp.
American, 1926–1945
Century Universal View
1929
Cherry wood, metal, and leather
Overall: 14 1/2 × 12 × 12 in., 7.9 lb. (36.8 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm, 3.6 kg)
Gift of Graflex, Inc., 1963
1974.0037.2447
DescriptionRectangular 8 x 10 view camera, without lens, no camera back, red leather bellows, hanging level, brass and aluminum hardware, leather handle, 6 by 6 inch lens board, front rise, front lens tilt, and two tripod mounts.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on black product label on right side of camera: CENTURY UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURED BY FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. 16174 / Engraved in wood on right side of camera: 72.062.1 / Stamped in wood on front of camera bed on front of camera: F, F / Embossed in white on black plastic label on bottom of camera: 8049-113
