Kinégraphe (Necessaire Photographique)

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: E. Francais
DISTRIBUTOR: London Stereoscopic Co.
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Artists Hand camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: Mar 4, 1887
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1887-
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 8 x 9cm
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 180 francs
SIGNIFICANT FEATURE: early twin lens reflex
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  TLR
  dry plate
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 5½ f/6.5 Petzval type

NOTES:
  "Very early Twin-lens reflex. Polished wood body, exterior brass
  barrel lens with waterhouse stops. Sold in England by London
  Stereoscopic Co. as Artist's Hand Camera." (McKeown, 1992).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: F814.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1127

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lothrop, Eaton S., Jr. --A Century of Cameras from the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.-- Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1973. pp 39.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 147.//