Va et Vient
Camera
Va et Vient
1898
Wood, metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 4 5/16 × 6 7/8 × 8 11/16 in. (11 × 17.5 × 22 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionDry plate camera for 7x15cm plates, loaded with a back and forth motion, hence its name. Camera contains 15 metal plates.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, lens board, front compartment, TC: INSTANTANÉ
Engraved in metal, lens board, front compartment, BC: VA ET VIENT POSE \ 6 2
Engraved in metal, lens board, front compartment, LC: BREVETÉ
S.G.D.G.
Inscribed in pencil, front compartment door interior, LC: [illegible] \ 528
Engraved in metal, lens board, front compartment, BC: VA ET VIENT POSE \ 6 2
Engraved in metal, lens board, front compartment, LC: BREVETÉ
S.G.D.G.
Inscribed in pencil, front compartment door interior, LC: [illegible] \ 528
