Détective Gaumont à obturateur progressif

Détective Gaumont à obturateur progressif

Camera

L. Gaumont & Cie.

Maker
French, ca. 1890s–1940s

Détective Gaumont à obturateur progressif

ca. 1904
Wood, metal, and fabric
Overall: 4 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 5 11/16 in. (11.5 × 15.5 × 14.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0037.1596
DescriptionSerial #8 camera without lens or film back.
Inscriptions Printed in black ink, scalloped-oval label applied to camera top, BL, and to camera interior, BL: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 273 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Engraved and inked in black, on metal plate affixed to camera top, TC: OBTURATEUR PROGRESSIF \ Brevet LANSIAUX & LIÉVRARD \ (SG.D.G.) \ L. GAUMONT & Cie., PARIS. \ SEULS CONSTRUCTEURS - No. 8
Engraved in wood, above and below on camera top, C: INST \ POSE

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