Verascope

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Jules Richard
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
SEE ALSO: Verascope F40
INTRODUCTION DATE: Sept. 1894
PRODUCTION DATES: 1890s-1930s
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZES:
  45 x 107 mm.
  6 x 13 cm.
  7 x 13 cm.
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 380 francs (1898)
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: stereo
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes    INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  "The Verascope line of stereo cameras bridged from the 1890s to the
  1930s, with numerous variations. They were made in 45x107mm, 6x13cm,
  and 7x13cm sizes." (McKeown, 1994).
  The Verascope system included such accessories as delayed-action and
  time releases, easily-ordered spare parts, plate and rollfilm holders,
  supplementary lenses and screens, automatic printers, projectors,
  enlarging cones, and viewers, ranging from small hand-held to table-
  top with changing mechanisms. (TFG).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: R5110.00002
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 689

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 95.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 363.//