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This camera was made around 1900. Not earlier than than 1895, and no later than 1910. There were many makers then. This model is very unusual because of the long rectangular lens board. It might have been a stereo camera. In fact, I'm fairly sure of that (but not positive.) Take the back off and see if there's any grooves etc. for a divider down the middle so it could make two photos on one negative. Measuring the ground glass will give you the format. If it measures 5x7 or 8x10, it will probably be an American made camera. If it measures something weird like 6.25 x 8.75 inches, it will be British. (They used half plate and whole plate as format sizes.) By determining if it's American or British, and if it was stereo or not, you can begin to look up cameras of that era on the internet. My hunch is it's an American camera because of the pneumatic shutter. Wollensak and Bausch & Lomb were the two big lens & shutter makers at the time.
I don't think the camera is a tailboard, because there is a knob to adjust it on the front standard.
Kent in SD
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