Three Bookform Double Darkslides
Three book form double dark slides. J Lizars, c.1902
The Challenge Camera and Darkslides
- Made:
- circa 1902 in Glasgow
- maker:
- J Lizars, J
'The Challenge' a collapsible folding bellows hand or stand camera for negatives 5 x 4". With rack and pinion focusing. With brilliant optcial waist-level viewfinder with a rotating mask. Fitted with a Taylor T. Hobson Rapid Rectilinear lens F.8 approx, 5", f.1 mounted in a Bausch & lomb pneumatic shutter, speeds 1 1/100 sec B. & T. Has wooden lid to protect back ground-glass screen. Of mahogany with brass fittings.J, Lizars, c.1902.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Arthur Frank Collection
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/608
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 165 mm x 165 mm x 60 mm,
- type:
- plate camera
- credit:
- The Arthur Frank Collection
Parts
The 'Challenge' Collapsible Folding Bellows Hand or Stand Camera for Negatives 5 x 4"
'The Challenge' a collapsible folding bellows hand or stand camera for negatives 5 x 4". With rack and pinion focusing. With brilliant optical waist-level viewfinder with a rotating mask. Fitted with a Taylor T. Hobson Rapid Rectilinear lens F.8 approx, 5", f.1 mounted in a Bausch & lomb pneumatic shutter, speeds 1 1/100 sec B. & T. Has wooden lid to protect back ground-glass screen. Of mahogany with brass fittings.J, Lizars, c.1902.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 165 mm x 165 mm x 60 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) , glass , wood (unidentified) and tin (metal)
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/608/2
- type:
- plate camera
