Sliding box camera
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Sliding box camera

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Sliding box camera
British; 6½ x 6½ inches, wet-collodion, mahogany-body, lacquered-brass fittings, with removable focusing screen, half-plate darkslide with quarter-plate reducing insert and a V.A. brass bound patent Quick Acting Portait lens no. 31221 with rack and pinion focusing; four trimming glasses; tripod scews
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Condition: 3
Cosmetic: Light signs of wear.


The camera has been used for wet-collodion work and shows some light chemical staining at the back and on the darkslide as one would expect. The darkslide contains eight metal plate-retaining clips typical of a wet-collodion darkslide.

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