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Collection of cameras

Collection of cameras

1880-1950
lantern slides made by J T Chapman

lantern slides made by J T Chapman

1875-1939
"British" Stereoscopic Camera

"British" Stereoscopic Camera

1895-1900
The "British" Magazine Camera

The "British" Magazine Camera

1904
Four boxes of 'Manchester' rapid dry gelatine plates

Four boxes of 'Manchester' rapid dry gelatine plates

circa 1888
Plate Box Camera

Plate Box Camera

c.1880
The "British" Plate Camera

The "British" Plate Camera

1895-1900
"British" Magazine Camera

"British" Magazine Camera

1900-1905
Chapman Dry Plates

Chapman Dry Plates

1879
WB Model 37-S extension loudspeaker (8-inch) with switchable matching

WB Model 37-S extension loudspeaker (8-inch) with switchable matching

1937
Packet of Manchester Rapid Gelatine Plates Original Carton

Packet of Manchester Rapid Gelatine Plates Original Carton

1883-1893
Case and accessories for 12 x 15 inch Chapman 'British' plate camera

Case and accessories for 12 x 15 inch Chapman 'British' plate camera

circa 1888
Projector Slide Holder

Projector Slide Holder

1895-1905
"The British" Whole-Plate Camera

"The British" Whole-Plate Camera

1895-1905
The 'British' Miller's patent magazine camera made by J.T. Chapman Ltd

The 'British' Miller's patent magazine camera made by J.T. Chapman Ltd

circa 1904
"The British" Plate Camera

"The British" Plate Camera

1874-1900
Argentometer

Argentometer

1865-1875
Plate camera with bellows

Plate camera with bellows

circa 1888
Stereoscopic Camera

Stereoscopic Camera

1875-1885
"Manchester" Dry Plate Negatives

"Manchester" Dry Plate Negatives

1888
"Scott's Patent" Plate Camera

"Scott's Patent" Plate Camera

1884-1886
Gelatine and Albumen Dry Plates

Gelatine and Albumen Dry Plates

1887
Packet of Manchester Rapid Gelatine Plates

Packet of Manchester Rapid Gelatine Plates

1883-1893
"The British" Plate Camera Lens

"The British" Plate Camera Lens

1874-1900
Bookform double darkslide J.T. Chapman Limited. 1895-1900.

bookform double darkslide

1895-1900
'British' Lantern Slide projector, made by J. T. Chapman, Manchester, c.1900. With two slide holders.

'British' lantern slide projector with slide holders

1895-1905
Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch quarter plates. Fitted with a Ross Goerz double anastigmat lens F:8 1/4 inches f/8.-64. Sliding rising front, rack and pinion focusing. Double extension bellows rotatable back, hinged ground glass focusing screen. Lens number 4970. J T Chapman Limited. 1895-1900.

The British Box Plate Stand camera

1905
Gelatine dry-plate negative photograph of J. T. Chapman Ltd's shop front in Albert Square, taken in 1932 on a plate made in 1890.

Gelatine dry-plate negative photograph of J. T. Chapman Ltd's shop front in Albert Square

1932
Box camera for 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch quarter plates. Fitted with a Ross Zeiss anastigmat lens F:136mm f/8-64. No 4590/ Kalee roller blind shutter behind the lens, 17/22/30/35/50/65/B. Sliding, rising and cross front, rack and pinion focusing, two brilliant reflecting finders, two spirit levels, ground glass focusing screen in spring back, storage compartment for two double darkslides, tripod screw in holder inside camera front. J.T. Chapman.

The British Box Plate Stand camera

'British' lantern slide projector, made by J. T. Chapman Ltd, Manchester.

lantern projector

"The British" plate camera, and separate lens, made by J.T. Chapman Limited.

"The British" Plate Camera

1874-1900
'British' Lantern Slide projector, made by J. T. Chapman, Manchester, c.1900.

'British' lantern slide projector

1895-1905
A slide holder, for use with a 'British' lantern slide projector, made by J. T. Chapman.

Projector Slide Holder

1895-1905
'British' 15x 12 inch plate camera made by J.T Chapman Ltd of Manchester, c1888. No lens, but a lens ring. Two double dark slides, in wood case. Whole: shape: rectangular box with hinged, ground lass plate (broken) at rear. Hinged wooden front drops down to form baseboard. Double extension . Rising front. Detachable lens panel. No lens. Front tilts forward. Back tilts forward and (by changing position of screw in angled side plate) back. Tapered ‘square’ maroon bellows. With spare lens panel, circular wood ring, brass lens flange, iron key and two double dark slides.

Plate camera with bellows

circa 1888
Photographic print from a gelatine dry-plate negative taken in 1891, showing a group of unknown people on holiday in Ilfracombe, Devon.

Photographic print from a gelatine dry-plate negative taken in 1891

1891
Box of 1 dox 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 inch plates for studio work and instantaneous effects. Average exposure 1 second. Serial No B1005. Unused. J.T. Chapman Limited, c.1883.

Packet of Manchester Rapid Gelatine Plates

1883-1893