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Mahogany Box Rigid Body Plate Camera, English, c. 1900

Inventory Number 63121


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.63121

Item type
Object
Dimensions
Height: 163mm Width: 135mm Depth: 250mm Weight: 1574g
Inventory No
63121

Description

The term 'detective' was applied to many hand held cameras of the late 19th century. Viewfinders had a prism, allowing the camera to be positional without the photographer looking directly at the subject.