'The Challenge' a tropical folding bellows hand camera for negatives 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 by J Lizards

'The Challenge' a tropical folding bellows hand camera for negatives 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 by J Lizards, England, c. 1908. Fitted with Dallmeyer shutter and lens. With drop front. Rack and pinion focusing. With brilliant waist level viewfinder. Lens is a Dallmeyer Stigmatic f.6.3 12mm Series 11 mounted in a pneumatic Ibsor shutter, speeds - 1/100 sec B. & T. Of mahogany with brass fittings. Lizars, c.1910

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/3
Materials:
wood (unidentified), ivory, mahogany (wood), leather, brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), glass and nickel plated
Measurements:
overall: 150 mm x 160 mm x 310 mm,
type:
folding bellows camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection

Parts

'The Challenge' a tropical folding bellows hand camera case. J Lizars

'The Challenge' a tropical folding bellows hand camera case. J Lizars

'The Challenge' a tropical folding bellows hand camera case. J Lizars, 1910

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1979-559/3/1
type:
case
One double dark slide. J Lizars

One double dark slide. J Lizars

One double dark slide. J Lizars, c.1910

Object Number:
1979-559/3/2
type:
darkslide
'The Challenge' Tropical Folding Bellows Hand Camera for Negatives 3 1/4 x 4 1/4

'The Challenge' Tropical Folding Bellows Hand Camera for Negatives 3 1/4 x 4 1/4

'The Challenge' a tropical folding bellows hand camera for negatives 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 by J Lizards, England, c. 1908. Fitted with Dallmeyer shutter and lens. With drop front. Rack and pinion focusing. With brilliant waist level viewfinder. Lens is a Dallmeyer Stigmatic f.6.3 12mm Series 11 mounted in a pneumatic Ibsor shutter, speeds - 1/100 sec B. & T. Of mahogany with brass fittings. Lizars, c.1910

Measurements:
overall: 151 mm x 153 mm x 257 mm, 1.27 kg
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , ivory , leather , mahogany (wood) , metal (unknown) , nickel plated and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1979-559/3/3
type:
folding bellows camera
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