Wet-Plate Studio Camera, c. 1860
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1860
back (one side with repaired damage to the wood) can be focused via a rack and pinion interchangeable plate with unmarked brass-bound Petzval-type 5/180 mm lens an iron strap on the front for attaching to the tripod and for a vignetting attachment removable focusing screen and 2 associated studio cassettes with an unusually simple, adjustable-height studio tripod (heights of approx.
100–130 cm), tiltable table top one tripod leg with a wooden roller.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- red papier-mache bellows with black corners (Niepce type)
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- For formats up to 18 x 18 cm, base plate 25.3 x 54.6 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 196767309
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.