Bill Strong's Vintage Cameras

Pony Premo 4
Model: Pony Premo #4
Manufacturer: Rochester Optical Company, Rochester, NY
Manufacture date: 1898-1912
Lens: Plantograph f8
Shutter: Bausch & Lomb Automat (1906 type)
Media: 4 x 5 inch plate
Image size: 4 x 5 in
Original Retail price: approx. $75-100
Condition (0-10) 7
Description: This camera was originally purchased by my grandfather, we think about 1914. It has been in the family ever since.

The Automat shutter was manufactured by Bausch & Lomb from 1906, so this camera is no older than that. The camera has a front rise, with tilting & rotating back. It is also equipped with the "Ideal Portrait Lens" attachment made by Burke & James, Chicago.