The Korona Series IV camera was manufactured by the Gundlach Optical Company in circa 1900. Designed as a complete compact camera that provides all the features of the earlier models including rack and pinion, long bellows, and a reversible patent swing back. 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 a symmetrical convertible lens or a Series IV-s Turner-Reich lens housed in a model F automatic shutter. The camera was available in three sizes to take either 4 x 5 or 5 x 7 and 6 1/2 x 8 1/2. Price in 1902 was $25, $30 and $45 respectively.

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