Cirkut #10 Panoramic,Turner-Reich triple convertible, Tripod, Gears, COMPLETE

Description

Panoramic
Cirkut #10
panoramic
camera. Made in USA.  Serial
#53574
This #10 Panoramic Cirkut camera is labeled Eastman Kodak Co. successor to the Century camera co. Camera is in overall very nice condition with good condition leather covering, and original leather handle on top.
. Weight is 19lb. Size is 9x11x12" high.  Will accept up to 10" roll film. This is the type of camera that was used to make all of the original "yard long" army barracks panoramic photos. Camera is in
Ex++
or
8.5/9 of 10
cosmetic condition
.
This #10 Cirkut camera is clean with no broken or missing parts that we can detect. All original knobs and handles in good shape. Clean ground glass. Normal
black
leather bellows are good condition with no light leaks that we can detect. Smooth movements. Nice leather handle on top. This camera has the film back on it, and comes with one 10" Cirkut film spool. This camera is untested with film in it. Do to the vintage nature of this rare #10 Cirkut camera it is being sold
AS-IS NO Return or Exchange
. Please be aware of these terms before bidding.
Turner-Reich
by
Gundlach
triple convertible lens
. Made in USA. Serial #213389. Classic Turner-Reich triple convertible lens with 10.5", 18", and 24" focal lengths. Working self cocking shutter, but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. \
Outfit comes with #10 Cirkut camera, Turner-Reich triple convertible lens, original ground glass, roll back, one 10" film take up spool. Also 10" tripod, and gear set with case. This set includes gear head for the 10" camera, tripod leg set, complete set of nine(9) gears, and camera winding key.
Rare
Classic original 10"  Century/Kodak panoramic camera.
Rare and hard to find camera, in this clean complete condition.
Sells
AS-IS
No Return
with
NO RESERVE
at a price of
95
.
I have more Large Format cameras, Lenses and Accessories, Soft Focus and Barrel lenses on my other auctions, web page and eBay Store.
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The
Cirkut
is a rotating
P
anoramic
C
amera
, of the type known as
"full rotation"
. It was patented by William J. Johnston in 1904, and was manufactured by Rochester Panoramic Camera Company starting in 1905; during that same year, the company was acquired by the Century Camera Co. (which itself was owned by
Eastman Kodak
at the time). Manufacture of the camera continued through 1949.
There were several models: No. 5, No. 6, No. 8, No. 10, and No. 16, named according to the maximum width of the film accepted, in inches. The length of film (corresponding to the width of the panorama), varied by model also, ranging up to 18 feet (5.5m) for the No. 16, yielding a single negative with an area of more than 24 square feet (2.2m).
The Cirkut Panoramic Outfit is in itself a most complete affair, being made up of a camera which can be used in the ordinary manner for plates when desired and a Panoramic Attachment which is easily and quickly attached to the camera, thus converting it into a Panoramic Outfit. The Attachment in itself is much like an ordinary Cartridge Roll Holder in that it is made to use Eastman Daylight-loading Cartridge Film. In addition it contains the mechanism which, when the outfit is in operation, unwinds the film past a slot on a roller and in so doing exposes it and at the same time revolves the camera about on an axis, a special tripod and top being furnished. A pressure on the release is all that is necessary to start the motor — another pressure stops it, thus negatives of any desired length up to 6 feet with the No. 6 and 7 feet with the No. 8 may be made. A complete circle of 360 degrees may thus be photographed if desired. There is an indicator on the top of the Film Holder showing the exact quantity of film exposed and that remaining unexposed. By another very ingenious arrangement one is enabled to determine before exposure is made how long a photograph the view decided on will be.
All Circuits operate in the same way. A clockwork motor is wound with a key, just like an antique clock. A switch on the back of the camera is turned. This starts the motor, which drives a small gear protruding from the base of the camera. The gear meshes with a large circular gear on the circumference of the turntable base. This is what rotates the camera in a circle. Meanwhile, inside the camera, the same clockwork motor is also dragging film from its spool, past an open shutter and onto a take-up drum. The shutter, which is opened by the same switch that starts the motor, is actually a narrow, vertical slit the same width as the film. The exposure ends when the switch on the camera back is rotated once more, stopping the motor and closing the shutter.
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