Lancaster's Patent Watch Camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: J. Lancaster & Son
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, Birminghan
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1886
PRODUCTION DATES: 1886-1890's
PATENT DATE: Oct 4, 1886 England
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZES:
  1 x 2 in. (men's)
  1 x 1½ (women's)
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: £1/11/6
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  subminiature
  detective
  watch
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 1 3/4 in. f/22 achromat (Grubb-type)

NOTES:
  "c1886-90's. Designed like a pocket watch. Self erecting design
  consists of six spring-loaded telescoping tubes. Mens size: 1½ x 2"
  plates; Ladies' size: 1 x 1½ plates. ... Beginning about 1982,
  reproductions of this rare camera have been offered for sale."
  (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: L244.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 1133

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 51.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 277.//