Pistolgraph
Camera
Pistolgraph
1859
Brass, glass, wood, and velvet fabric
Overall: 7 1/16 × 3 9/16 × 4 13/16 in. (18 × 9 × 12.2 cm)
Overall (camera only): 4 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (11.6 × 4.5 × 6.8 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0084.0007
DescriptionMiniature wet plate camera, with 4 disc-stops inside velvet lined box.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, lens barrel, L: Skaife.
Engraved in metal, lens barrel, R: J.H. Dallmeyer \ LONDON.
Engraved in metal, shutter mechanism mounting plate, underside, TC: SKAIFE'S \ PATENT
Engraved in metal, film holder, under lid, both sides, C: 9
Engraved in metal, film holder, inside lid, C: 9 1
Engraved in metal, lens barrel, R: J.H. Dallmeyer \ LONDON.
Engraved in metal, shutter mechanism mounting plate, underside, TC: SKAIFE'S \ PATENT
Engraved in metal, film holder, under lid, both sides, C: 9
Engraved in metal, film holder, inside lid, C: 9 1
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