Verascope
Camera
Jules Richard
French, ca. 1890s–1950s
Verascope
ca. 1894
Metal, glass, and fabric
Overall (camera with roll film back): 2 9/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (6.5 × 14 × 9 cm)
Overall (plate holder): 2 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (5.5 × 14 × 3.7 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0028.3031
DescriptionStereo camera with two backs: a 127 roll film magazine and a 4 x 10.5 cm plate magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, inside left lens barrel, C: BERTHIOT PARIS STELLOR F:4.5 70640 Bté S.G.D.G.
Engraved in metal, inside right lens barrel, C: BERTHIOT PARIS STELLOR F:4.5 70624 Bté S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, TL: 49225 \ BLOQUÉ \ 1725
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, TR: VERASCOPE \ Bté S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, TC: LIBRE
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, BR: BREVETÉ SGDG \ RF [monogram in line border] \ PARIS
Stamped in metal, plate magazine rear, TC: VÉRASCOPE \ Bté S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, plate magazine rear, C: BREVETÉ SGDG \ RF [monogram in line border] \ PARIS
Stamped in metal, plate magazine rear, BC: 23134
Engraved in metal, inside right lens barrel, C: BERTHIOT PARIS STELLOR F:4.5 70624 Bté S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, TL: 49225 \ BLOQUÉ \ 1725
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, TR: VERASCOPE \ Bté S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, TC: LIBRE
Stamped in metal, roll film magazine rear, BR: BREVETÉ SGDG \ RF [monogram in line border] \ PARIS
Stamped in metal, plate magazine rear, TC: VÉRASCOPE \ Bté S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, plate magazine rear, C: BREVETÉ SGDG \ RF [monogram in line border] \ PARIS
Stamped in metal, plate magazine rear, BC: 23134
