The Pullman Detective Camera
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- circa 1896 in London
- maker:
- Joseph Levi & Company
The Pullman camera. Bellows camera in leather box, detective style, for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 plates. Rapid rectilinear lens f/8-64. Benetfink supplied Thornton Pickard Time & Inst shutter 15/30/45/75/90/T behind lens, Reg No 211201. With leather lens cap. Sliding rising front. Rack and pinion focusing using removable key stored inside case. Reflecting viewfinder missing from baseboard. Vertical swing back, ground glass screen. Manufactured by J Levi & Co London. Retailed by Benet..., Cheapside, London.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/2352
- Materials:
- glass, leather, wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and bone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 145 mm x 175 mm x 310 mm,
- type:
- detective camera, folding camera and plate camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford