Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera
circa 1840
A whole plate folding daguerreotype camera, by Charles Chevalier, with convertable lens system, part inscribed "Photographe a Verres combines invente par Charles Chevalier Ingenieur Optician Breuete Palais Royal 163 Paris" in fitted wood case; focussing screen, dark slide plate holder and iodine box with ground glass cover. Introduced 1840.
Convertable Lens System for Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera
Iodine box for whole plate folding daguerreotype camera
Plate holder for whole plate folding daguerreotype camera
Dark slide plate holder for whole plate folding daguerreotype camera
Focussing screen for whole plate folding daguerreotype camera
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Object Number:
- 1983-375
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 280 mm x 230 mm x 420 mm, 4.68 kg
- type:
- daguerreotype camera
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
