Chambre Automatique de Bertsch
Camera
Chambre Automatique de Bertsch
ca. 1860
Brass, and glass
Overall: 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 7 11/16 in. (9.5 × 9.5 × 19.5 cm)
Overall (with viewfinder): 6 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 7 11/16 in. (15.5 × 9.5 × 19.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1995.2624.0001
DescriptionSerial #302 camera with lens and viewfinder. Chambre Automatique, 3 1/2in., square image size.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, brass plaque affixed to lens board, TC: CHAMBRE AUTOMATIQUE \ DE BERTSCH \ Bte. S.G.D.G. \ No. 302
Inscribed in blue ink, on white label applied to camera left, TR: 5
Stamped in metal, on lens board, inside camera, BL: [illegible] \ à Paris
Inscribed in blue ink, on white label applied to camera left, TR: 5
Stamped in metal, on lens board, inside camera, BL: [illegible] \ à Paris
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