Photochrome
Camera
Photochrome
ca. 1906
Wood, metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 7 9/16 × 5 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (19.2 × 14.5 × 22 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionDrop-plate magazine camera for 9x12cm format, with 12 plate holders stored inside, and original lens cap on lens. Internal color filter mechanism used for thee-plate color photography.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal, plate affixed to camera front, TC: Le \ "Photochrome" \ Bté \ S.G.D.G.
Engraved in metal, around lens, C: CHROMOSTIGMAT \ SERIE A No.816
Stamped in wood, inside back door, TC: 816
Engraved in metal, around lens, C: CHROMOSTIGMAT \ SERIE A No.816
Stamped in wood, inside back door, TC: 816
