[LargeFormat] Seeking info: B&J No 3a Rexo

[Les Newcomer]

Back in the teens/twenties Graflex made a 3.25 x 5.5 Speed Graphic as
well as at least one SLR. In Richard Paine's book "A Review of Graflex"
he refers to it as "postcard format" although that name as been used by
a lot of large size roll film cameras.

This Graphic was the first to have a removable spring back to allow for
a roll back. This roll back used 5.5" spools and roll the film from
bottom to top or top to bottom.

By the thirties this size was abandoned by Graflex for the 4x5 or 3.25 x
4.25 cameras.


The name of the shutter is Acme, it was made by Ilex, which I would
assume to be from the 40s or 50s not the teens. 

Les

Don Wilkes wrote:
> 
> At 04:44 PM 3/5/01 +0000, Clive Warren wrote:
> 
> >The Rexo 3A is a medium format folder afaik.  There are a couple of shots
> >of a B&J Jumior which may be similar here:
> >http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/mf/rexo.html
> 
> Similar, but that's not quite it.  The one my buddy found has a film format
> with which I'm not familiar -- it appears to be 3.25 x 5.5", which borders
> on "large format", although it's rollfilm.  If I measure the spool, the
> metal rims (the body is wood) are 3.75" apart.  Anyone know what this
> format is called?
> 
> The shutter confuses me; on the body it says Ilex, but the shutter dial
> says Acme.
> 
> It looks to be in decent shape, with no aparent bellows leaks, and even has
> a sturdy thick-leather carrying case.  It'd be fun if we could find film
> for it...
> 
> Cheers,
> \dw
> 
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