Double box stereo camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Unidentified Maker
NATIONALITY: French
OBJECT NAME VARIATION: Stereo daguerreotype camera
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1840s
FILM TYPE: dag plate
IMAGE SIZE: 1/4 plate
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: daguerreotype
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: meniscus landscape

NOTES:
  This camera consists of two separate boxes, mounted on a common stand
  with leveling movements. The distance between the lenses is adjustable
  including "toe in and out". Focus by rack and pinion mechanism on
  the lens. Judging from the style of construction and material, the
  camera was most likely manufactured in France.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: 9999.00015