Express Detective Nadar
Camera
Nadar Studio
French, estab. 1854
Express Detective Nadar
1889
Wood, leather, metal, fabric and glass
Overall (closed): 9 1/16 × 6 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (23 × 16.5 × 26 cm)
Overall (extended): 9 1/16 × 6 1/2 × 12 3/8 in. (23 × 16.5 × 31.5 cm)
Museum accession
1974.0037.2878
DescriptionSerial #4003 camera (13 x 18cm format) with one holder (stored in rear magazine), shutter and lens.
Inscriptions Etched and inked in gilt, on plate affixed to lens standard in lens compartment, TC: GRAND PRIX \ EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1889 \ Nadar [signature in red ink] Fabt. \ 53, Rue des Mathurins, PARIS.
Stamped in wood, on lens standard in lens compartment, TR: 4003
Stamped in wood, on lens board in lens compartment, TC: 4003
Embossed in metal, on holder at rear of camera, TL (both sides): CHASSIS NADAR \ BREVETÉ \ S.G.D.G.
Stamped in wood, on lens standard in lens compartment, TR: 4003
Stamped in wood, on lens board in lens compartment, TC: 4003
Embossed in metal, on holder at rear of camera, TL (both sides): CHASSIS NADAR \ BREVETÉ \ S.G.D.G.
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