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OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: H. Mackenstein
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
SEE ALSO: Tashenbuch-Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1889
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1889-1892
PATENT DATE: Feb. 1, 1888
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 4 x 4 cm.
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  detective
  book
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 65mm f/12 achromatized periscopic
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "c1890. The French edition of the popular Krügener Taschenbuch-
  Camera. A leather-covered camera disguised as a book. Achromatic
  f12/65mm lens is in the 'spine' of the book. Guillotine shutter.
  Internal magazine holds 24 plates for 4x4cm exposures." (McKeown,
  1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: M155.00002
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1141

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 50.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 296.//