Stereo wet plate camera
Camera
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
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
