Escopette

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Boissonas, E.V.
INVENTOR: Darier, Albert
NATIONALITY: Swiss
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Switzerland, Geneva
INTRODUCTION DATE: Jan 3, 1890
PRODUCTION DATES: 1890-
PATENT DATE: Nov 15, 1888 (Swiss)
FILM TYPE: stripping film
IMAGE SIZE: 68 x 72mm
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  roll (other)
  gun
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 90mm f/6 Steinheil Periscopic

NOTES:
  "Invented by Darier, manufactured by E.V. Boissonas (Geneva). Wooden
  box camera with wooden pistol grip, giving it the general appearance
  of a pistol. The grip and two small brass front legs serve as a
  tripod. Brass and metal parts. This was one of the first cameras to
  use the same film as the #1 Kodak Camera, taking 110 exposures, 68 x
  72mm. Steinheil Periscopic f6/90mm lens. Spherical shutter with
  trigger release. Speeds variable by adjusting spring tension."
  (McKeown, 1992).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: B6830.00001

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 48.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 88.//