Mercury fuming box

Mercury fuming box

Equipment

Alphonse Giroux

Maker
French, ca. 1775–1848

Mercury fuming box

1839
Wood, metal, glass, and felt
Overall: 22 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (56.2 × 26 × 26 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1978.1631.0004
DescriptionFull plate fuming box with clear viewing glass under felt cover. Mercury fuming box for Giroux Daguerreotype camera.
Inscriptions Stamped in wood, interior top edge, front, C: 34

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