General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 MAHOGANY (?) WOOD BODY & TAILBOARD; BRASS FITTINGS; GLASS OPTICS; SOME AREAS LINED WITH PAPER..2 BRASS LENS CAP PARTIALLY LINED WITH PAPER..3 WOOD BODY; GLASS, METAL, PAPER, STRING & LEATHER COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

46.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

25.7 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

Husbands Clarke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Bristol

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

SLIDING BOX STYLE CAMERA USED C. 1850S- 1880S.

Canada

PARTOF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952.

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON SPECIALLY PREPARED METAL PLATES (AND/OR POSSIBLY GLASS PLATES OR PAPER).

Technical

IN SLIDING BOX CAMERA FOCUSING IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MOVING BOX UNTIL SUBJECT APPEARS SHARP ON THE REAR GROUND GLASS SCREEN. A NUT (MISSING) ON THE TAILBOARD WAS USED TO LOCK THE BOXES IN POSITION. FINE FOCUS ADJUSTED WITH LENS RACK & PINION;.2 LENS CAP USED TO CONTROL EXPOSURE. PLATES INSERTED VIA DOOR IN TOP BACK. (REFS. 1 & 3)/

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "HUSBANDS & CLARKE/ DENMARK STRT/ BRISTOL" marked on inlaid wood panel on camera body top. "A.G./ 6646" incised in lens casing, on area inside camera body. "Gandin [sic] & Frere Paris & Londre 1855" marked on paper label taped to inside lower edgeof camera body..2 No markings visible..3 "36586/ MADE BY/ ROCHESTER/ OPTICAL CO." stamped into inside surface of door on box back. "4" handwritten on open side of frame. "RAW OIL" handwritten on box back [other handwritten markings are illegible].

Missing

.1 MISSING NUT.

Finish

RED-BROWN MAHOGANY WOOD BODY; BRIGHT BRASS LENS CASING & FITTINGS..2 LENS CAP INTERIOR PAINTED BLACK; BLACK FABRIC APPLIED TO INTERIOR OF RIM. EXTERIOR OF BOX ADDED TO REAR OF.3 COVERED WITH BLACK LEATHERETTE. BLACK TAPE, PAPER & PAINT APPLED TO SELECTED AREAS OF INTERIOR. OPAQUE GLASS PLATE.

Decoration

N/A