Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

.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

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

46,0 cm

Largeur

21,0 cm

Hauteur

25,7 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Photographie

Catégorie

Appareils-photos

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Husbands Clarke

Pays

England

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Bristol

Contexte

Pays

Europe

État/province

Inconnu

Période

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.

Fonction

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

Technique

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)/

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.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].

Manque

.1 MISSING NUT.

Fini

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.

Décoration

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