General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD PLATFORM & HOUSING/ BRASS LENS HOUSING & PTS/PAPER LABEL/ GROUND-GLASS & MIRROR

Dimensions

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

Length

58.9 cm

Width

38.4 cm

Height

31.2 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

DURST

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Seaforth

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1839 WAS WHEN THE DAGUERREOTYPE CAMERAS WERE INVENTED, REPLICA UNUSED

Canada

Unknown

Function

FIRST PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHY WITH A POSITIVE IMAGE PRODUCED ON COPPER CLAD WITH A LAYER OF BURNISHED SILVER, TREATED IN THE MANNER DEVELOPED IN FRANCE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS BY NICEPHORE NIEPCE & J.L.M. DAGUERRE; ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD IN 1839.

Technical

THE DAGUERREOTYPE CAMERA WAS THE FIRST CAMERA, PRODUCING AN IMAGE ON A COPPER CLAD WITH A LAYER OF BURNISHED SILVER. THIS CAMERA WAS THE FIRST MODEL COMMERCIALLY MFR'D, IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CAMERA THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED ON LENS: 'LE DAGUERREOTYPE/ Chez Alph,e Giroux et Comp/ A PARIS'/ LABEL: 'Aucun Appareil n'est garanti s'il ne porte la Sign/ Mr. DAGUERRE et le Cachet de Mr. Giroux./ LE/ DAGUERREOTYPE/ EXECUTE/ sous la Direction/ de son Auteur/ [WAX STAMP: 'DAGUERREOTYPE/ 1839/ ALPN/ GIROUX]/ Note. a Paris/ Daguerre [SCRIPT]/ Alph. Giroux et Cie., Rue du Coq St. honore No7.'

Missing

NONE

Finish

WOOD HOUSING LIGHTLY STAINED & VARNISHED, ALL METAL PTS BRASS IN COLOUR/ PAPER LABEL LIGHT RED WITH DARK RED & BLACK PRINT

Decoration

NONE