Microscope solaire portatif et photograhique

Microscope solaire portatif et photograhique

Darkroom

Borie & De Tournemine

Maker
French, ca. 1860s

Microscope solaire portatif et photograhique

Wet plate solar enlarger


1869
Wood, metal, fabric, and glass
Overall: 11 × 10 5/8 × 28 1/4 in. (27.9 × 27 × 71.8 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionAll-in-one wet plate solar microscope, camera, and enlarger.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal, on oval plate affixed to top of rear standard, C: APPAREIL BORIE \ & DE TOURNEMINE \ Bté S.G.D.G. \ No. \ 36, BOULEVARD DU PRINCE-EUGÈNE \ PARIS
Engraved in metal, on lens barrel, TC: Appareil \ Borie & de Tournemine \ Breveté s.g.d.g.
Engraved in metal, on lens barrel rings, C: K \ J \ L
Stamped in wood, repeated on all three standards, TR: 3

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