Herzog Amateur Camera (improved model)

Herzog Amateur Camera (improved model)

Camera

Camera by August Herzog

Maker
American, ca. 1877–1880s

Lens by Alphonse Darlot

Maker
French, active ca. 1860s–1910

Herzog Amateur Camera (improved model)

ca. 1882
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall: 12 × 7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (30.5 × 19.3 × 24 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company
1982.0237.0010
DescriptionQuarter plate camera with lens and holder.
Inscriptions Stamped in wood, camera stand, bottom rear, C: AH [monogram] 1872 \ TRADEMARK \ A.HERZOG \ PAT. SEPT.12.78 \ REISS.SEPT 20.81. \ PAT.OCT.11.81.
Stamped in wood, holder, hinged end, C: 29
Stamped in wood, holder, top and bottom, C: A. HERZOG \ PAT. OCT. 11.81
Engraved in metal, lens barrel, TC: Darlot \ Paris

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