Soleil Optician 1/4 plate box camera

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Soleil Opticien
NATIONALITY: French
PLACE MANUFACTURED: France, Paris
INTRODUCTION DATE: ca 1840s
FILM TYPE: dag plate
IMAGE SIZE: 1/4 plate
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: daguerreotype
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: achromatic landscape
INTEGRATED SHUTTER: Yes

NOTES:
  Camera body made of mahogany with dovetail corners. Focus by sliding
  lens in or out. Lens has pivoting cap shutter mounted on the back side
  of the stop. Ground glass and plate holder use same mounting frame,
  ground glass and plate having separate backs. GEH outfit consists of
  camera, lens, iodizing box, holder/ground glass, and storage box.

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: S6848.00001