Very nice small folding camera type, 9 x 12 format
 Built by the Manhattan Optical Co in New York around 1895.
 Construction in mahogany, leather-covered externally and varnished internally. Red leather bellows. Bausch & Lomb shutter with pneumatic release and regulation.
 A portable camera with a typical body of the era, commonly called a "Cycle" camera, reflecting its potential use by the growing number of people using bicycles for transportation. Leather covering on a wooden frame.
 With its three film holders and original carrying case