Lot Essay
No trace of this fascinating camera can be found and it is possible that it was made to a customers own requirements - a service that both Adams and Newman and Guardia offered.
.jpg?w=1)
Details
Tamden camera
A. Adams & Co., London; 2¼ x 3¼ inch, black-leather-covered wood body, ebonised metal fittings, the viewing section with hinged top revealing the focusing screen inset laterl and vertical spirit level, tan leather bellows and a Taylor, Taylor & Hobson Cooke Series II Anastigmat f/4.5 4¼ inch lens no. 96051, the camera with Adams rollfilm back, black, leather bellows, waistlevel finders, and a Ross, London Xpres f/4.5 112mm. lens no. 100566 set into an Adams shutter, in an Adams leather case
A. Adams & Co., London; 2¼ x 3¼ inch, black-leather-covered wood body, ebonised metal fittings, the viewing section with hinged top revealing the focusing screen inset laterl and vertical spirit level, tan leather bellows and a Taylor, Taylor & Hobson Cooke Series II Anastigmat f/4.5 4¼ inch lens no. 96051, the camera with Adams rollfilm back, black, leather bellows, waistlevel finders, and a Ross, London Xpres f/4.5 112mm. lens no. 100566 set into an Adams shutter, in an Adams leather case