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| Beautifully made wood and brass English SLIDING BOX WET PLATE Camera, circa 1850’s. Very detailed hand cut dovetail joints. There are no marks on the lens or camera that would indicate the maker. The ground glass focusing screen and camera are both marked with the number “3”. The camera measures 9” high x 8.25” wide and 13.25” long at the baseboard. The glass focusing screen measures 6.75” x 6.75”. The lens is very clear and comes with a brass lens cap and one Waterhouse f stop. There is a tiny dry age crack on the top left corner of the lens board, otherwise the camera is in excellent condition (Grade 3).
| $ 3,500 |
| Rare, and very unusual SOLAR CAMERA, circa 1870’s. The collar of the large barrel bears the inventor’s name and several patent dates as follows, “D. A. Woodward Pat. Baltimore, Feb 24 1857, July 10 1868, Feb 23 1871, May 26 1874.” . There are one or two minor dings in the black barrel but overall the camera is in very good order and most importantly original condition. It has not had any restoration to the paint work of any kind. It could do with a gentle cleaning but that decision is best left to the new owner. The lenses and mirror are completely original. One of the wheels on the camera adjusts the pitch of the mirror, the other adjusts the angle to obtain the most effective illumination. For scale, the length of the mirror is 15”. More information on David A. Woodward and this Solar Camera can be found on page 122 & 123 in William Welling’s fine book, “Photography in America the Formative Years 1839 - 1900”. You will find additional information on the Wilgus’s excellent web site at: http://brightbytes.com/woodward.html At the bottom of the web page is a line engraved illustration of this camera.
| $ 2,000 |
| STIRN CONCEALED VEST Camera, No. 1, in an anodized brass finish, circa 1890. The shutter works well and the camera has a nice aged patina, overall excellent condition, with no dings or scratches (Grade 3F).
| $ 1,400 |
| Attractive wood & brass English STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA sold by “The Photographic Artists Stores 45, Charterhouse Square, London”. The camera dates from the 1890’s. The brass lenses are matched Wray,Stereo 5” numbered 5082 & 5083 with maroon leather lens caps matching the maroon square cut bellows. The internal septum is present. The rack and pinion focusing mechanism operates very smoothly. Overall a very nice example of this type of camera in very good to excellent condition (Grade 3).
| $ 1,800 |
| Japanese, TELECA subminiature camera for 16mm film, circa 1950. The camera is built on to a pair of binoculars. Excellent cosmetic condition (Grade 3F) although the shutter is not currently functioning.
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| Japanese made CAMERA-LITE circa 1950. An intriguing “spy” camera disguised as a Zippo lighter. Excellent condition (Grade 3F) with fully working shutter.
| $ 500 |
| KODAK STEREO Camera, Model 1, with ball bearing shutter, circa 1920. The camera is in excellent condition (Grade 3F) with fully working shutter. Comes in the original Kodak leather case.
| $ 300 |
| German magnesium FLASH GUN (literally!) in the original box. Probably dating from around 1900. The “gun” has slight pitting to the metal but overall still very good to excellent condition. A scarce and highly collectable item.
| $ 275 |
| Rare, “KNIGHT’S COSMORAMA STEREOSCOPE” with the classic “Gothic” lens opening. The design was first registered in 1854, the model being offered here probably dates around 1860. It has the typical sliding box in box focusing method. It is mounted on a very attractive barley twist column. In original and excellent condition. Refer Wing page 26 & 27 for more information on the Cosmorama.
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| Beautifully grained wood and brass stereoscope on an attractive turned column. It stands 14” high and adjusts a further 4”. The center wheel focusing operates very smoothly and the optics are excellent. Everything appears in original excellent condition.
| $ 1,600 |
| Highly decorative paper-maché BREWSTER STEREOSCOPE with mother of pearl inlay, circa 1860’s. Some of the hand painted decoration has worn off and it has a new mirror under the reflecting lid and a new glass diffusing screen. Overall very good to excellent condition. Refer Wing page 14 for other examples of these decorative viewers.
| $ 550 |
| Scarce, CADWELL REVOLVING STEREOSCOPE, circa 1870’s, designed to hold 100 views back to back. Small piece of wood missing from the lens mount, not affecting the operation of the viewer. Everything appears original, including the key, overall very good to excellent condition. Refer Wing pages 126/127 for more information on Cadwell stereo viewers.
| $ 1,300 |
| French ebony BREWSTER style viewer in the original storage box. The oval brass plaque indicates, “Brevet D’Invention s.g.d.g. A Sphere Parallele 11, Opticien, Paris”. It has a very smooth center wheel focusing method on the bottom of the viewer. A few closed age cracks here and there and some restoration, but still a good example of this type of viewer.
| $ 200 |
| Another very attractive English or French BREWSTER style viewer with oversize lenses. The focusing mechanism operates very smoothly and the optics are first class, overall excellent condition.
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| Small pocket folding STEREOSCOPE, probably English circa 1860’s. Very good to excellent condition. This may well be a Gibbons, Mathiou or Chappius patent variation, refer Wing page 31 & 40 for more information.
| $ 325 |