Vulga
Camera

Vulga

ca. 1885
Wood, metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 9 1/16 × 6 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (23 × 17 × 26 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0037.1982
DescriptionDry plate folding camera (13 x 18 cm) with Rapide Extra Superieur f/8 lens serial #6112 and film holder.
Inscriptions Engraved and inked in black, plate affixed to left brace, C: Photographie Vilgarisatrice \ Construction d'Appareils \ Brevetés S.G.D.G. \ Rue des Petites-Ecuries, 6 & 8 \ PARIS
Engraved in metal, circular level casing on camera top, BC: DÉPOSÉ
Engraved in metal, on lens barrel, inner ring, B: Vulga 13 x 18
Engraved in metal, on lens barrel, outer ring, B: Rapide extra Supérieur 6.112 f [f stop scale]

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