Gem Apparatus

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: J. Lancaster & Son
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, Birmingham
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1880
FILM TYPE: ferrotype plate
IMAGE SIZE: 9 x 12 cm.
FUNCTIONAL TYPES:
  gem
  ferrotype
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "c1880. 12-lens camera, taking 12 exposures on a 9x12cm ferrotype
  plate. Polished mahogany body. Front panel is slid sideways to
  uncover the lenses and back again to end the exposure." (McKeown,
  1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: L244.00006

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 276.//