Demon Detective camera No. 1

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: American Camera Co.
FABRICATOR: Phillips, W.
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, London
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1889
PATENT DATE: July 1888 (England)
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 2¼ x 2¼ in.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 5 shillings
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: detective
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 30 mm f/10 landscape

NOTES:
  "Small metal camera for single round exposures on dry plates.
  Originally introduced in 1889 for 2¼" diameter photos on 2¼x2¼"plates
  (later called No. 1 size). A larger model (No. 2 size) for 3 3/4" was
  introduced in 1890. Funnel-shaped front with flat, rectangular back.
  The striking design of the back stamping (by W Phillips of Birmingham)
  makes the back view more interesting than the front view of these
  cameras." McKeown, 1994.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: A5122.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1083

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 47.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 61.//