Academy Camera
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1881
This object is an Academy Camera, a small twin-lens wooden camera dating to 1881. It was manufactured by A. Marion & Co. The camera features a wooden box body measuring 120 mm in height, 65 mm in length, and 140 mm in depth.
The apparatus is constructed with plates held inside a box positioned underneath the camera body. It operates using a rack and pinion mechanism designed to move the lens. The front wooden panel features two vertically arranged circular apertures, including a recessed upper lens opening and a lower aperture surrounded by a circular fitting. A small plate is affixed to the top surface of the wooden body.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 65 mm; Depth: 140 mm; Height: 120 mm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- A. Marion & Co.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Camera
- Museum object number
- RPS.231-2018
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.