Cyclographe à foyer fixe

Cyclographe à foyer fixe

Camera

camera by Jules Damoizeau

Maker
French, ca. 1890s

lens by Alphonse Darlot

Maker
French, active ca. 1860s–1910

Cyclographe à foyer fixe

ca. 1894
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall (camera, closed): 6 1/2 × 2 15/16 × 6 11/16 in. (16.5 × 7.5 × 17 cm)
Overall (tripod, closed): 35 7/16 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (90 × 8 × 8 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0084.0065
DescriptionPanoramic camera with fixed-focus Darlot lens and dedicated tripod. Ten film spools are stored within the camera. Roll film size: 3 1/2 inches wide.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, lens barrel, in lens compartment, TC: Darlot, Paris \ AD [monogram]. No 1
Engraved in metal, round plate affixed to camera rear, on lower compartment door, BC: CYCLOGRAPHE \ Bté S.G.D.G. \ J. DAMOIZEAU \ INGÉNIEUR \ PARIS \ Avenue Parmentier, 52

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