Photake

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Chicago Camera Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, IL, Chicago
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1896-
PATENT DATE: Sept. 29, 1896
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 2 x 2
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $2.50
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: dry plate
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 4½ in f/14 single element
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "A seamless cylindrical camera made to take 5 exposures on 2x2" glass
  plates. f14/120 achromat, guillotine shutter. Very unusual camera,
  originally sold for only $2.50, packed in a wooden box with a small
  piece of ruby paper. Instructions describe how to use a candle in the
  box with the red paper over the top as a safelight." (McKeown, 1992).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: C5326.00001

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 90.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 76.//