Stirn Detective Camera
Stirn detective camera, c. 1886. Designed by C P Stirn, DRP No. 38391, serial no. 9912, German. With contact print of six views of the Acropolis at Athens, Greece (April 1889) in pass partout frame.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Object Number:
- 1929-327
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, nickel plated, paper (fibre product), plastic (unidentified), steel (metal) and textile
- Measurements:
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overall camera: 170 mm x 150 mm x 65 mm, .515 kg
contact print: 200 mm x 185 mm x 4 mm, .288 kg
- type:
- detective camera
- credit:
- Hawkings, G.
