Carte-de Visite Camera with Darkside and Focussing Screen

Carte-de Visite Camera with Darkside and Focussing Screen

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Carte-de visite camera with darkside and focussing screen by E. G. Wood, 117 Cheapside, London, England, with lens, Serial No. 5685, by Voigtlander & Sohn, Vienna, Austria and Brunswick, Germany, 1860.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
1950-326
Materials:
wood (possibly mahogany), glass, metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (?) and leather
Measurements:
overall: 187 mm x 200 mm x 386 mm, 3 kg
dark slide: .25kg
camera: 2.55kg
type:
camera
credit:
Lucas, A H