Collection

Adams Challenge, Studio Camera

Brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:57:35 GMT

Adams Challenge, Studio Camera

This camera is the size of a dog kennel !!! Honestly, it's huge !! 12 x 15 inch plates. In great condition, Maroon bellows intact with no holes. I plan to make a wet-plate back for this camera so I can shoot some real big pictures ! Nice clear Taylor Taylor Hobson lens.13 inch Series II. Sharp and soft focus settings. I have one dry - plate holder for the camera. Came out of a studio in Riverton, Southland.

Adams Tropical Minex Deluxe

Brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:58:49 GMT

Adams Tropical Minex Deluxe

Another of these very uncommon cameras. Half plate format. Leather hood and bellows excellent. Full working condition. Has a very nice Zeiss 14inch f12.5 lens which is inscribed "Ross London" and "sold by Adams London" very clean and clear. Complete with dark slides, focus screen and pigskin carry case. This camera is for sale. If interested please contact me.

Adams Tropical Minex Deluxe

Brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:57:52 GMT

Adams Tropical Minex Deluxe

Fantastic camera in excellent condition. Half plate format. Fully functional. Has the Taylor Hobson Cooke Portrait 10 1/2" lens f 3.5 which is an uncommon combination with this camera. Focal plane shutter in full working condition. All leather in near mint condition. The flagship of the collection. Comes with plate holders, ground glass viewing screen, Adams tripod, instruction booklet and pigskin carry case.

Premo "A"

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:25:15 GMT

Premo "A"

Rochester Optical Co. Premo "A". 5 x 7 inch plate size. c. 1900. Red bellows folding plate camera.

WA Smith Field Camera

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:23:42 GMT

WA Smith Field Camera

Half-plate field camera with 2 ivory plates bearing the name of W.A.C Smith, Optician, Glasgow. I used this camera for many years in my wet-plate photography work with an adapted plate holder. Now I use 2 wet-plate cameras which I built for the purpose..

Lancaster Instantograph

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:37:19 GMT

Lancaster Instantograph

Imperial Instantograph half-plate field camera by Lancaster, Birmingham, England. Instantographs were made in a variety of models from around1886 - 1910. Unsure of the manufacture date of this one. Has a magic lantern lens cap as a shutter...

Pony Premo No.6

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:36:09 GMT

Pony Premo No.6

Pony Premo No. 6. In 5 x 7 inch format. Good overall condition. No plate holders.

English Field Camera

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:35:19 GMT

English Field Camera

Half-plate field camera of British manufacture. Maker unknown. Single extension. c. early 1900's

Half-plate Field Camera

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:34:26 GMT

Half-plate Field Camera

Has ivory plate " Frost & Shipham, my opticians SYDNEY" on front.Emil Busch A-G Rathenow Rapid Aplanat No.2 SEer DF 8 lens.Half-plate format.

Houghton's Klito

Brian — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:33:33 GMT

Houghton's Klito

Drop-plate ( or falling-plate ) camera from Houghton's. Quarter-plate size. Leatherette covering and polished mahogany interior. This is one of the more "up-market" models as most Klitos do not have the mahogany interior.

Stereo plate camera.

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:06:33 GMT

Stereo plate camera.

Stereo camera in 1/2 plate size. Unknown manufacturer. Late 1800 or early 1900's. Beck Symetrical lenses. Also comes with a single lens for single images on 1/2 plate. Roller blind shutter.

Thornton-Pickard College Field camera

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:04:04 GMT

Thornton-Pickard College Field camera

Thornton-Pickard College Field camera. c 1912-26. Quarter plate size.

Sanderson Hand and Stand camera

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:03:08 GMT

Sanderson Hand and Stand camera

Sanderson Hand and Stand camera. Manufactured in the 1920's. 3.25 x 4.25 in plate size.

Houghton Ticka Watch Camera

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:01:52 GMT

Houghton Ticka Watch Camera

Almost mint example of a Houghton's Ticka Watch camera complete with original box, leather pouch and instruction booklet. Made in Britain from 1905-14. Made under licence from the Expo Camera Co. of New York. Identical to the Expo Watch Camera. 25 exposures on 16 x 22 mm roll film.

Kodak Panoramic No.3A

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:00:39 GMT

Kodak Panoramic No.3A

Kodak Pamoramic camera model No.3A. Made from 1926 - 28. Least common model as it was only made for 2 years. Film size 122, and exposure angle of 120 deg.

Kodak Panoramic No.4

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:59:34 GMT

Kodak Panoramic No.4

Kodak Panoramic camera No.4 Model D. Made from 1900- 24. Rollfilm No. 103. Angle of exposure 142 deg. Image size 3 1/2 x 12 in.

Kodak Panoramic No.1

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:58:32 GMT

Kodak Panoramic No.1

Kodak Panoramic camera No.1.Model D. Manufactured from 1900-26. Rollfilm size 105 ( same as 120 ). Exposure angle 112 deg.

Thornton-Pickard Stereo Puck

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:57:24 GMT

Thornton-Pickard Stereo Puck

Thornton-Pickard Stereo Puck camera. c.1925. 6 x 8.5 cm images on 120 rollfilm.

"C" Ordinary Glass Plate Kodak Camera

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:56:12 GMT

"C" Ordinary Glass Plate Kodak Camera

Modal C Ordinary Glass Plate Kodak camera. Plate size 4 x 5 in. This camera has the plate back as opposed to the roll-folm back. Complete and in working condition with 2 plate holders.

Wet-plate camera

Brian — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:54:23 GMT

Wet-plate camera

An English or European Wet-plate camera c. 1860's. Very original, complete with it's focusing screen and plate holder. Image size 5 x 5 in. Dallmeyer LONDON lens. No.15456