Muybridge Racetrack camera
Camera
Muybridge Racetrack camera
ca. 1878
Wood, metal, and glass
Overall: 6 × 5 3/4 × 21 7/8 in., 2.3 lb. (15.2 × 14.6 × 55.5 cm, 1.1 kg)
Museum accession, by exchange
DescriptionWooden, rectangular, quarter-plate sequence camera No. 20 with no back or lens, brass set screw and frosted glass viewport. This camera accepts individual scoville wet plates to capture each image.
Inscriptions Stamped in wood on front of camera: 23 / Inscribed in black on front of camera: 33584 / Pinted in black on base of camera: 20 / Printed in black on white label on base of camera: 20 / Stamped in wood on plate carrier on back of camera: 20, 20 / Printed in black on plate carrier on back of camera: 20 / Printed and inscribed in black on white label on bottom of camera: GEORGE E NITZSCHE, 13, MUYBRIDGE COLLECTION
