Photosphere
Camera
Compagnie française de photographie
French, ca. 1888–
Photosphere
1889
Metal, glass, and wood
Overall: 6 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (15.5 × 12 × 15 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0037.1816
DescriptionAll metal camera with wooden plate holder.
Inscriptions Stamped in metal, on camera body, L side, C: BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. \ No. 2686 \ FRANCE & ÉTRANGER
Stamped in metal, on viewfinder mount, B & R: Cie. FRANҪAISE \ DE PHOTOGRAPHIE \ PARIS \ 7. Rue de \ SOLFERINO
Printed in black ink, scalloped-oval label applied to plate holder, back, TR: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 89 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Stamped in white ink, on black inlay in plate holder, back, TC: 5
Stamped in metal, on viewfinder mount, B & R: Cie. FRANҪAISE \ DE PHOTOGRAPHIE \ PARIS \ 7. Rue de \ SOLFERINO
Printed in black ink, scalloped-oval label applied to plate holder, back, TR: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER \ 89 [number inscribed in black ink, Cromer's hand, centered on label]
Stamped in white ink, on black inlay in plate holder, back, TC: 5
