Chambre-revolver
Camera
Chambre-revolver
1872
Wood, metal, glass, and leather
Overall: 15 9/16 × 11 7/16 × 4 5/16 in. (39.5 × 29 × 11 cm)
Overall (open): 15 9/16 × 11 7/16 × 12 3/16 in. (39.5 × 29 × 31 cm)
Overall (tripod head): 1 3/4 × 6 5/16 × 6 5/16 in. (4.5 × 16 × 16 cm)
Paper (Cromer's note): 2 1/2 × 3 13/16 in. (6.3 × 9.7 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionEarly magazine camera for full plate with ground glass holder, magazine and tripod head.
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink (Cromer's hand) on note paper (see component), recto, C: chambre-revolver \ de Jonte (1872) \ (Fabre, tome 1, page 272) \ La première, (ou l'une des premières) chambre à magasin \ Le magasin ne [illegible] pas [no inscriptions on verso]
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