Stereo wet plate camera

Stereo wet plate camera

Camera

Camera made by J. Sigaut

Maker
French, ca. 1860s

Lenses made by Alphonse Darlot

Maker
French, active ca. 1860s–1910

Stereo wet plate camera

ca. 1865
Wood, metal, fabric, and glass
Overall (camera): 8 7/8 × 11 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (22.5 × 29 × 40 cm)
Overall (ground glass): 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (19 × 26.3 × 3 cm)
Overall (holder): 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (19 × 26.3 × 3 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0037.1002
DescriptionWet plate stereo camera with Darlot lenses, bellows, ground glass and holder.
Inscriptions Carved in wood, on camera front, BC: SIGAUT
Carved in wood, on holder hinged dark slide, TC: J.S
Engraved in metal, on both lens barrels, TC: Darlot Opticien \ Paris \ AD [monogram] \ [serial numbers] \ Vis à Paysage \ Vis à Portrait
Engraved in metal, on left lens barrel, C: 27,580
Engraved in metal, on right lens barrel, C: 27.576
Stamped in wood, on holder frame and on plate door, TC: 2 \ 2
Stamped in wood, on camera back, TR: 1
Stamped in wood, on camera front, on frame and each lens board, T: 1

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