General Information

Serial #

1569

Part Number

1

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD CASING; BRASS LENS BARREL, MOUNT, PINION, ETC.; GROUND GLASS SCREEN AT REAR/.2 BRASS/.3-.4 WOOD & GLASS WITH METAL PARTS, LEATHER TABS/.5 WOOD WITH METAL PARTS/.6 WOOD/.7-.17 WOOD;.7,.11,.15 WITH GLASS CORNERS/.17-.18 CARDBOARD/.19 CARDBOARD WITH FABRIC OR FELT COVERING/.20 WOOD, GLASS & METAL/.21 WOOD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

44.2 cm

Width

24.7 cm

Height

23.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

KNIGHT

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CA. 1850-1900 (?)

Canada

THESE CAMERAS NOT PRODUCED IN CANADA BUT WERE USED EXTENSIVELY HERE. CAMERA BROUGHT TO CANADA BY DR. CHAPLIN'S PREDECESSORS CA.1870 OR 1910.

Function

CAMERA USED FOR DAGUERREIAN AND LATER PROCESSES (IE COLLODIAN)

Technical

THIS ANTIQUE CAMERA WAS OF A TYPE WHICH DIRECTLY FOLLOWED THE DAGUERREIAN (THE 1ST COMMERCIAL CAMERA). IT WAS USED FOR DAGUERREIAN AND LATER PROCESSES, BEING THEREFORE, MORE VERSATILE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON CASING READS "KNIGHT/ FOSTER LANE/ LONDON"; INCISED SCRIPT ON LENS HOUSING READS "Knight & Sons/ Foster Lane/ London"; INTERIOR OF GROUND GLASS FRAME MARKED "1569"/.3,.4,.5,.7,.8,.9,.10 INCISED "1568"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

.1 LACQUERED MAHOGANY EXTERIOR; LACQUERED GOLD FINISHED METAL/.2 GOLD COLOURED/.3-.6 LACQUERED MAHOGANY/.7-.14,.15-.16 PAINTED FLAT BLACK/.14 UNFINISHED/.17-.18 BLACK/ 19 BLACK/.20 LACQUERED MAHOGANY/.21 ONE SIDE STAINED BROWN

Decoration

NONE