The Korona Series III camera was manufactured by the Gundlach Optical Company in circa 1900. Designed as an improvement over the earlier models except for the extended bellows but with a reversible patent swing-back. It also can accommodate a special bed for use with wide angle lens which could be purchased separately and attached to this camera as an option. The camera was constructed of wood with a seal grain cover. Rack and pinion focus with a rising and falling wood front. The hardware is nickel plated and highly polished. Spring actuated ground glass focusing screen to accept Korona plate holders. A reversible brilliant finder and two tripod sockets. Fitted with an instantaneous symmetrical lens or a Turner-Reich lens housed in a model F automatic shutter. The camera was available in two sizes to take either 4 x 5 or 5 x 7. Price in 1902 was $22 and $27 respectively.

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