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Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

circa 1897

The 1889 Instantograph Camera

1889

Kodak Studio Stand Camera

McKellen Folding Hand or Stand Camera

circa 1890

Thornton-Pickard Royal Ruby Camera

circa 1920

Folding Camera for Whole Plates

Studio Stand Camera

Large Half Plate Stand Camera

Collapsible Folding Bellows Hand or Stand Camera

circa 1910

Pullman Camera

EMPRESS Whole Plate Stand Camera

Daguerreotype portrait camera

1857-1860

Gandolfi 'Universal' Camera

Sanger-Shepherd Camera

Hand and Stand Camera and One Darkslide.

1895

Thornton Pickard folding bellows field or stand camera, c 1890

1885-1895

Sands, Hunter & Co Stand Camera

Watson & Sons Folding Bellows Tailboard Field and Stand Camera, c 1890

1885-1895

Exhibition Camera by Sands and Hunter

'Artist' Twin Lens Plate Camera

1889
Folding stand camera for 3.25x4.25 inch plates; Lancaster patent lens with iris disphragm: f/10; rising and cross front, swing back; track and pinion focusing on lens panel; ground glass screen in Lancaster patent swing-out mount.

Lancaster 1893 Instantograph camera

1893
Folding stand camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 plates. With a W Banks Bolton wide angle lens F: 5 1/2 inches rotating wheel with stops f/17, 23, 35, 46 No. 56. Sliding rising and cross front. Front standard fixed. Rack and pinion focusing on rear panel, double extension. Reversible back with hinged ground glass screen. Vertical swing back. Square bellows. Reynolds and Branson.

Reynolds and Branson quarter plate stand camera

1895-1905
Folding wooden camera for 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inch halfplates. No lens present. Sliding rising front. Double extension bellows, rack and pinion focusing, tripod turntable built into base. Swing back and ground glass screen holder with removable back.

Folding Wooden Stand Camera

1890
The Triple Diamond folding bellows field or stand camera for plates 4 3/4 x 6 1/2. With triple extension, rising and tilting front, reversing and swing back movement. Lens panel hinged to baseboard. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens F.8 8 f.1. mounted in a Thornton Pickard roller blind shutter. Of mahogany with brass fittings and tapered leather bellows.

Triple Diamond Folding Bellows Field or Stand Camera

Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates.Fitted with a Beck symmetrical lens f/8-11. Studio diaphragm shutter, Sliding rising front. Bertical swing on back and front. Rack and pinion focusing on back and front. REversible back. Built in tripod turntable. Thrornton-Pickard.

Thornton Pickard Imperial Triple Extension Camera

Thornton Pickard 'College' folding bellows hand or stand camera for negatives 3 1/4 x 4 /14. With double extension, tapered bellows, swing and reversing back, rising and tilting front. Rack and pinion focusing. Supported by two brass struts. Fitted with an Aldis Anastigmat F.7.7 7 1/2" f.1 lens mounted in a Thornton Pickard roller blind shutter. Made of mahogany with brass fittings. Rubber air pressure release. c1910.

Thornton Pickard 'College' folding bellows hand or stand camera, c 1910

1905-1915
Lancaster 1901 B B Instantograph camera, folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a Lancaster Patent landscape achromatic lens, iris diaphragm marked 1-8 f/10-30. Sliding rising front, rack and pinion focusing with double extension. Swing back, both movements. Lancaster patent swing out ground glass focusing screen. Manufactured by J Lancaster and Son, Birmingham. 1901. This was a special 'tropical' version of the Instantograph - the letters BB stand for Brass Bound.

Lancaster B B Instantograph camera

1901
Stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Lens and lens panel missing. Fixed front. Ornate strenthening plates. Rafck and pinion focusing on rear panel. Double extension. Tailboard construction. Sliding rising front swing back. Reversible back. Square bellows. Figured wood perhaps maple. Marsden.

Marsden Stand Camera

Mahogany and brass stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 plates. Fitted with an Underwood rapid rectilinear lens F: 9 inches f/8-64. Thornton Pickard time and inst. Roller blind shutter, 15/25/40/60/80/T. Sliding, rising and cross front, rack and pinion focusing on rear panel, double extension, swing back, square bellows, with tripod head. Underwood.

Underwood Instanto Tailboard Field Camera

circa 1896
Folding bellows field or stand camera with triple extension. Fitted with a Symmetrical lens, F.8, 9inch f.l. Fitted in front of a Thornton Pickard roller blind shutter, speeds 1/5 to 1/90 sec. B. & T. c.1890.

The "Imperial" Folding Bellows Field or Stand Camera and Three Book Form Double Darkslides.

1885-1895
Stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a Kodak Ektar lens F:203mm f/7.7-45, coated. With a Prontar SVS shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/300/B. Delayed action, X and M synchronisation with coaxial flash socket. Sliding and rising front with vertical swing front. With rack and pinion focusing on front and rear panels. Worm and rack operated swing back, both movements. Reversible back and screw fitted. Spring ground glass focusing screen. Hinged calibrated baseboard with screw fitted extension bed. Grey and satin chrome finish. No.1981. Kodak Limited.

Kodak Specialist Stand Camera Model 2.

Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a Beck Symmetrical lens f/8-45, interchangeable with pair of Achromat lenses f/11-44 both on front panel for roller blind shutter ? Thornton Pichard 15/30/45/76/90/T, with wire release. Sliding rising front, swing front. Rack and pinion focusing, triple extension on back and front panels. Swing back. Focusing screen is missing. Reversible back. With removable spring roller septum for stereo. With built in tripod turntable with separate legs. Sold by Westminster Photographic Exchange. With two Two wooden bookform double darkslides.

Half Plate Stand Camera

Dr. Merthe's colour camera, manufactured by Bennpohl, Berlin, 1903. With red leather bellows. No lens. Overall (deployed): 535 mm x 175 mm x 250 mm.

Dr Merthe's colour camera

1903
Stereoscopic stand camera for 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with two Grubb patent achromatic lenses Nos. 529,530. F: 6 inches with disc stops. Coarse helical thread focusing movement, marked 0-11. ON non original lens panel with inter lens separation by screw marked 2 3/4 - 3 1/3. Focal plane rollerblind shutter (fabric missing). Spirit level. Swing down ground glass screen.

Stereoscopic Stand Camera

1885
No. 5 Cartridge Kodak camera, 1898-1900, manufactured by EKCo. Folding camera for 115 rollfilm. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb rapid rectilinear lens US4-128. Eastman triple action shutter B/I/T, slow to fast adjustment. Rack and pinion focusing, sliding rising and cross front. Two reflecting finders. With interchangeable plate back No.533 adaptor. Blockform double darkslide and a standard back No.1288. Eastman Kodak. Overall (deployed): 220 mm x 260 mm x 295 mm.

No 5 Cartridge Kodak camera

1898-1900
No 5 Folding Kodet camera, 1895-1897, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. Folding camera for 5 x 7 plates or roll film. Fitted with an achromatic lens, rotating disc with four apertures, built in Kodet shutter, adjustable slow to fast I/T. Sliding focus, sliding rising and cross front, rotating reflecting finder on the baseboard with Eastman roll holder for 7 inch rollfilm, with exposure counter No 534. With ground glass screen, camera no 592. Overall (deployed): 190 mm x 230 mm x 344 mm.

Kodak No 5 Folding Kodet camera

1895-1897
No 5 folding Kodak camera, 1893-1897, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. Folding camera for 54 exposure roll film 5 x 7 inch. Bausch & Lomb universal lens. US 4-256, Bausch & Lomb iris diaphragm shutter 3/2/1/2/5/25/50/100. Sliding rising and cross front, rack and pinion focusing, drop front to baseboard, swing back vertical and horizontal movement, reflecting viewfinder, compartment in case for interchangeable elements (missing). Walker roll holder. No 9498. Overall (deployed): 240 mm x 256 mm x 390 mm. This is an early folding camera designed for use with rollfilm. Externally, it resembles a leather-covered box. The front panel opens down to reveal the lens panel - connected by bellows to a modified Eastman- Walker rollholder.

No 5 folding Kodak camera

1893-1897
No. 6 Folding Kodak camera, improved model, 1893-5. Folding box/bellows camera for rollfilm or plates 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch. Fitted with a Bausch & Lomb Universal lens F:12 inches. US 4-256 interchangeable elements for W/A lens F:9 inches US 16 - 128. Bausch & Lomb iris diaphragm shutter 3/2/1/2/5/25/50/100/T. With pneumatic release valve. Lens and shutter have bayonet fitting. Sliding and rising cross front, drop-front and swing back. Lever focusing - two positions for converted lens. Rotating reflecting finder. Compartment under lid contains a spare lens elements, tripod screw and roll holder screw. Walker roll holder No.532. Overall (deployed): 290 mm x 300 mm x 470 mm.

No.6 folding Kodak, improved model

1893-1895
Teak folding quarter plate stand camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/3 inch plates with nickel plated fittings. No lens. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Lens standards fixed by two keyslots and screw fittings. Two spirit levels, hinged ground glass focusing screen. Continental tripod bushes.

Quarterplate Stand Camera

1910
Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2" plates. No makers name but ? Middlemiss. Mahogany and brass folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2" plates. No lens or panel. Front panel located by stud and keyslot, two positions. Rack and pinion focusing double extension . Sliding rising front , swing back. No.3383. With Eastman roll-holder (Pat. May 5th 1885), No. 7520 and two double darkslides. Tripod base (no legs), in canvas and board case.

Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2" plates

Stand camera for 13 x 18cm plates. No makers name (but probably French or German). Folding plate camera in walnut with nickel fittings. No lens or panel. Sliding rising and cross front. Front fixed, back adjustable in three positions with peg and keyslot fittings. Rack and pinion focussing, double extension bellows. Hinged baseplate locked by sliding element. With one bookform wooden double darkslide.

Stand camera for 13 x 18cm plates

1900
Stand camera for 9 x 12 cm plates. Front panel fixed, rear panel moves by rack and pinion. Hinged base board locked by sliding section. Thornton Pickard Time shutter, sliding rising and cross front.. Swing back both movements, ground glass screen in spring back, rotatable. Nickel plated finish on metal parts.

Stand Plate camera

1900
Stand camera for 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch plates. no lens. Sliding rising front. Rack and pinion focusing. Vertical swing back. Ground glass focusing screen in reversible back. Tripod turntable built in. Sold by Spiers and Pond's Stores, Queen Victoria Street.

Whole Plate Stand Camera

Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a C.P. Goerz Dogmar lens F:15cm f/4.5-36 No. 515048. Compur shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/150/B/T. Swing front, rising front - sliding, considerable movement. Swing back. Rack and pinion focusing on front and rear panels with long extension. Reversible back with swing out ground glass. Built in large diameter tripod head.

Half-plate Stand camera

Folding stand camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with an Aldis anastigmat lens No.2a F;6.5 inches, f/6.3-45, No106595. With a Thornton pickard Time and inst. Roller blind shutter behind the lens. 15/30/45/75/90/T. Sliding and rising front. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Vertical swing back. Lens panel is located by pin and keyhole slot. Reversible back with ground glass focusing screen in hinged frame. Built in tripod turntable.

Quarter-Plate Stand Camera

1910
Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens F: 8 1/2 inches, f8-64, Thornton Pickard T & I shutter behind lens, 15/30/45/75/90/T front locates by key slots, locked with struts, sliding rising front, swing back, rack and pinion focusing, on rear panel, double extension, hinged out ground glass screen with tapering bellows.

Half Plate Stand Camera

A collection of items relating to Gandolfi Ltd., hand-made camera manufacturers, 1939: Gandolfi `Precision' 5x7" camera, owned by Sir Kenneth Corfield

Gandolfi `Precision' Camera

1939
Folding stand camera for 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with an Aldis NO. 4 lens F:10 inches f/6-64 No. 12360. Thornton Pickard Time and Inst. Roller blind shutter 15/25/40/60/80/T, with cable release. Sliding rising front. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Tapered bellows and swing front and back. Pendulum level with a rotating back, ground glass screen and a built in royalty tripod head with legs. Billcliff.

Billcliff plate camera

1895
J Lancaster & Son camera for 10"x12" plates. No movements. Fixed front panel, sliding screen/plate holder. Square bellows. 2'6" extension. With one wooden single darkslide. No lens. Retailed by Benetfink & Co, Cheapside London E.C. Overall: 405 mm x 322 mm x 790 mm.

Lancaster stand plate camera

1852-1861
Folding stand camera for 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with two lancaster rectigraph lenses f/7-40 in Primus lens protector bags. Rack and pinion focusing. Sliding rising front. Swing back. Lancaster patent swing out focusing screen. J. Lancaster c.1890

Lancaster Stereo Instantograph camera

1885-1895