T & W Detective camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Tisdell & Whittlesey
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, New York
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Tisdell & Whittlesey Detective camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: Feb. 8, 1887
PRODUCTION DATES: 1887 - ca. 1894
PATENT DATE: Aug 31, 1886
FILM TYPE: dry plate
IMAGE SIZE: 3¼ x 4¼ inches
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: detective
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 4½ inch f/12 achromatic meniscus lens
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  Leather covered box camera for dry plates; camera looks like a small
  trunk with handle on top, 5 x 6 x 11 inches in size; hinged top, must
  be opened to change plates. Also sold as a polished wood camera
  without leather covering.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: T598.00002

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. p 45.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. p 403.//