Half-plate camera and internal processing outfit
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Half-plate camera and internal processing outfit

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Camera

J. Vallette

Maker
French, ca. 1972

Half-plate camera and internal processing outfit

ca. 1869
Wood, metal, fabric, rubber, leather, and glass
Overall: 13 7/8 × 9 7/16 × 9 13/16 in. (35.2 × 24 × 25 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionWet-plate bellows camera with self-contained internal processing apparatus, no lens.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, plate affixed to plate holder on camera rear, TC: J. VALLETTE, Bté. S.G.D.G. \ Mention hble. à l'expon. de 1872 \ PARIS
Printed in black ink, four labels applied to processing compartment, BC: CIANID[E] \ EAU \ PYROGALLIQUE \ ARGENT

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