Schmid patent detective camera no. 242
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Schmid patent detective camera no. 242

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Schmid patent detective camera no. 242
E. & H. T. Anthony, New York; 5 x 4 inches, wood-body, brass-fittings, side distance scale, the front stamped PAT JAN 2, 88 with lens and rotary shutter
Literature
Lothrop (1973), A Century of Cameras, p. 26.
Marder (1982), Anthony. The man, the cameras, the company, pp. 259-260.
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Lot Essay

Lothrop describes the Schmid camera as the first instantaneous camera produced in America designed to be hand held. The camera introduced the 'detective camera' principle which was based on the small size and inconspicuous nature. The patent was granted to William Schmid on 2 January 1883.

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