'Le Photosphère' plate camera, c 1890

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1885-1895 in Paris
maker:
Compagnie Francaise de Photographie

Metal bell plate camera - Le Photosphère. Manufactured by Compagnie Française de Photographie, 7 Rue de Solferino, Paris. Takes 9 x 12 cm plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens, of fixed aperture, helical screw focusing with a shutter perforated hemisphere with a rotating bell inside. T/I, adjustable tension. With a removable reflecting view finder. 2 fitting positions. Patented in France and abroad, No 747. Overall: 125 mm x 175 mm x 154 mm.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/1194
Materials:
metal (unknown) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 125 mm x 175 mm x 154 mm,
type:
plate camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

'Le Photosphère' Plate Camera c 1890

'Le Photosphère' Plate Camera c 1890

Metal bell plate camera - Le Photosphère. Manufactured by Compagnie Française de Photographie, 7 Rue de Solferino, Paris. Takes 9 x 12 cm plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens, of fixed aperture, helical screw focusing with a shutter perforated hemisphere with a rotating bell inside. T/I, adjustable tension. With a removable reflecting view finder. 2 fitting positions. Patented in France ...

Measurements:
overall: 125 mm x 175 mm x 154 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) and glass
Object Number:
1990-5036/1194/3
type:
plate camera