Lot Essay
This camera is usable in two parts, either as the full size version using both bellows (as illustrated here) or with a single bellows and one part of the camera baseboard which divides into two. The tripod head also reduces in diamater by removing an outer section to accomadate the reduced camera.
This is the first model of Damoizeau's panoramic camera which was introduced late in 1890. It was the subject of British patent no. 17,522 of November 4 1890 and related 'to apparatus for taking in any desired angle, or the entire horizon, for producing panoramic views for plans, landscapes &c'.
The clockwork mechanism rotated the camera around a circular platform and wound on the film concurrently. This example is in excellent original condition.
A second model appeared in 1893 with a boxform body and is illustrated in Lothrop.
This is the first model of Damoizeau's panoramic camera which was introduced late in 1890. It was the subject of British patent no. 17,522 of November 4 1890 and related 'to apparatus for taking in any desired angle, or the entire horizon, for producing panoramic views for plans, landscapes &c'.
The clockwork mechanism rotated the camera around a circular platform and wound on the film concurrently. This example is in excellent original condition.
A second model appeared in 1893 with a boxform body and is illustrated in Lothrop.