Description: If you're an uncompromising collector of antique technology, make sure to check out all my listings after you look at this one. I don't think you'll find a better, broader or more balanced assortment of technical antiques anywhere -- hundreds of listings each year, almost all of them featuring eye-popping "gee whiz" gadgetry in exceptional original condition. And don't forget, you can click this link to quickly add and then save me to your favorite seller list and Ebay will automatically send you updates when I put similar new auctions online. Here's an early, elegant sliding box camera with a Petzval lens. The lens is unsigned but appears to have been made by Darlot. It's stamped "Made In France" on the back side of the mounting flange. Original finish, original ground glass focusing plate. Focuses easily and accurately, with a clean, crisp image visible on the ground glass Both the body and the sliding box are in good condition, and the box slides easily along the rail. There are several extra mounting holes behind the flange, as well as some horizontal curing cracks/hairlines in the lensboard. Secure tongue-in-groove joints everywhere. Lens is in nice shape, with no dings in the barrel, no fungus, no apparent issues. Front element advances and retracts easily. The camera measures approximately 7" wide x 7" high x 10" deep (without the lens mounted on the flange). Image size is 4 3/4" x 4 3/4". Shipping weight approximately 10 lb. I'm one of ebay's best known, most highly regarded sellers of technical antiques. I've been selling and shipping them for more than 25 years. When you purchase an item from me, you can rest assured that it will arrive safely because it's been carefully packed (by me, not by some well-intentioned but nonetheless confounded, doe-eyed teenager working at the UPS store who wouldn't know a phonograph from a farm tool), Sure, you can probably get a lower price from Joe and Janet Barn-Find, but when your "bargain" arrives broken, and without any hint of how you might be able to put it back together, you'll realize that you really do get exactly what you pay for.
Price: 2000 USD
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-12-09T00:05:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 38.5 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Production Technique: Daguerreotype
