5 American Cameras, 1880 onwards

1) Selfmade. Dovetail-jointed sliding box camera for approx. 5 x 6 ¼ in., the sliding box can be fully retracted and locked, brass lens, built-in flap lock, works. Dimensions closed: 19,5 x 13 x 16 cm. From the storm and stress times of the Wild West! (4/4) – 2) Scovill Mfg. Waterbury View, for 11,8 x 19,9 cm, back and front plate with no. 295, Waterbury Lens no. 104164. Ground glass with crack. (3-/3) – 3) Eastman. No. 4 Cartridge Kodak, no. 25873, for rollfilm and for plates of 9 x 12 cm! Bausch & Lomb Rapid-Rectilinear, with both backs, focusing screen back and 3 double cassettes "No. 4 Cartridge Kodak 9 x 12 cm", all in Lechner-Wien case. (3-/3) – 4) Eastman View No. 2, Improved Model of Century View and Empire State No. 2, for 13 x 18 cm or 5 x 7 in., with B&L Tessar 4,5/15 cm. (3–4/3) – And: 5) Al-Vista 4b panorama camera, shutter on long and short times works, bellows tight, film transport knob and parts missing. (4/4)

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)