Enhancing the Illusion

The Process and Origins
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Carte-de-Viste camera

MANUFACTURER: Unidentified Maker
NATIONALITY: French
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1860
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: wet plate


9999.00002
Sliding box camera w/ Millet lens (full plate)

MANUFACTURER: Unidentified Maker (French)
NATIONALITY: French
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1860
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: wet plate


99991.00005
Thompson's Revolver camera

MANUFACTURER: A. Briois
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1862
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: wet plate


B8581.00001
Wing Repeating Camera (1862 model)

MANUFACTURER: Simon Wing
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, MA, Charlestown
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1862
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: wet plate


W7691.00002
Stereo Chambre Automatique de Bertsch

MANUFACTURER: Adolphe Bertsch (Firm)
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1864
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: stereo


B5154.00002
Appareil Dubroni No 1

MANUFACTURER: Maison Dubroni
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1864
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: 40 francs
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: wet plate


D8193.00002
Appareil Dubroni No 3

MANUFACTURER: Maison Dubroni
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1865
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: wet plate


D8193.00001
Photo-Binocular

MANUFACTURER: Geymet & Alker
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1867
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: detective


G397.00001
Tourograph No 1

MANUFACTURER: Blair Tourograph & Dry Plate Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, MA, Boston
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1878
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $33.00 (1882)
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: dry plate


B6351.00001
Gem Apparatus

MANUFACTURER: J. Lancaster & Son
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, Birmingham
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1880
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: gem


L244.00006
British dry plate stereo camera

MANUFACTURER: Unidentified Maker (English)
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1880
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: dry plate


99994.00001
Walker's Pocket Camera

MANUFACTURER: William H. Walker & Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: USA, NY, Rochester
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca. 1881
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: box


W6235.00001
Herzog Amateur Camera (improved model)

MANUFACTURER: August Herzog
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NJ, Guttenburg, NJ
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1882
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $15.00 w/ lens


H5821.00001
Photo-Revolver de Poche

MANUFACTURER: E. Enjalbert
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1882
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: detective


E583.00001
Instantograph (¼ plate, early model)

MANUFACTURER: J. Lancaster & Son
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, Birmingham
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1882
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: view


L244.00003
Academy camera

MANUFACTURER: Marion & Co., Ltd.
NATIONALITY: English
PLACE MANUFACTURED: England, London
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: 1882
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: £6/10/
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: TLR


M341.00002
Schmid's Patent Detective camera (3¼x4¼; improved model)

MANUFACTURER: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, New York
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
PATENT DATE: Jan. 2, 1883
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $55.00 - $77.00
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: detective


A6281.00012
Schmid's Patent Detective camera (4x5; improved model)

MANUFACTURER: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, New York
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
PATENT DATE: Jan. 2, 1883
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $60.00 - $82.00
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: detective


A6281.00013
Stebbing's Automatic camera

MANUFACTURER: E. Stebbing
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: Aug. 3, 1883
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $12.00 (1887)
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: box


S8105.00001
Anthony's Patent Novelette View camera (4 x 5)

MANUFACTURER: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
NATIONALITY: American
PLACE MANUFACTURED: US, NY, New York
OBJECT TYPE: Camera
PRODUCTION DATES: 1884-1899
ORIGINAL LIST PRICE: $12.50 - $15.50
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: view

A6281.00002


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