[Randy Moe]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for the information. I read the Sean Yates article some time ago while researching the C-1, but I failed to notice the early back variation in the pictures. That is the same model as the one I am looking at, including the front reinforcement rod across the top of the front frame. The white painted Weston C-1 appears to have a wood back.

The seller of the C-1 I posted had little to say about the camera and was not familiar with it's history.

In my static experiments I have discovered it is easy to adapt several backs to the C-! with very little trouble.

I am building a C-1 fleet and have 2 so far. I may go for 3. Suddenly they are coming out of the 'woodwork'?

Thanks again for the information and pointing me to a relevant web page.

Randy Moe

Looks like it may be one of the earlier C-1 designs. The camera pictured at the top of the following page (click images to enlarge) looks like it might be the one in your photo:

Calumet C Series 8 X 10: a review
by Sean Yates

Ken