Lot Essay
In his series of articles Manthos provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the Sibyl camera and it's manufacture and draws some tentative conclusions regarding the total number produced.
FINE AND RARE CAMERAS
A COLLECTION OF
NEWMAN AND GUARDIA
A quarter-plate New Ideal Sibyl camera no. E355 with a Taylor-Hobson Sibyl-Aviar Series II 5¼ inch f/4.5 lens no. 106599, instruction sheet, N & G film pack adapter and single metal slides, in maker's leather case.
Details
A quarter-plate New Ideal Sibyl camera no. E355 with a Taylor-Hobson Sibyl-Aviar Series II 5¼ inch f/4.5 lens no. 106599, instruction sheet, N & G film pack adapter and single metal slides, in maker's leather case.
Literature
Antony D. Manthos, 'The N & G Sibyl Camera', parts 1-6, in Photographica World No. 58 (September 1991)-No. 63 (December 1992).