Photosphere

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Compagnie Française de Photographie
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Photo-Sphere
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1890
PATENT DATE: Nov. 24, 1888
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 8 x 9 cm
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 95 francs
SIGNIFICANT FEATURE: all metal camera
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  dry plate
  magazine
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 95mm f/13 periscopic
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "One of the first all metal cameras. For plates, or could take a
  special roll back for Eastman film. Shutter in the form of a
  hemisphere." (McKeown, 1992).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: C736.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1102

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 58.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1992-1993.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1992. pp 78.//