English Mahogany Sliding Box Wet Plate Camera
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Product number:
AI_30_34552
Starting Price €4,000
Estimate €7,000 – 8,000
Estimate €7,000 – 8,000
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : c.1855
Manufacture Year : c.1855
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English Mahogany Sliding Box Wet Plate Camera
very rare and early whole plate camera, beautiful construction in finely dovetailed mahogany, reinforced with brass screws (note the aligned screw heads!), rise and fall front, simple Achromat (two elements in one group) rack and pinion focusing lens no.20375 by Derogy Paris - Londres, with crown insignia, clean optics, no maker's name on the camera, but the cabinet making is comparable to Ottewill or Ross. 33 cm high and 40 cm long when closed, with matching ground glass
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