Folding camera & stand
Production date
Circa 1895
Description
"A folding camera is a camera that can be folded to a compact and rugged package when not in use. The camera objective is sometimes attached to a pantograph-like mechanism, in which the lid usually is a component. The objective extends to give correct focus when unfolded. A cloth or leather bellows keeps the light out. When folded, the camera has an excellent physical size to film size ratio. This feature was very appealing when the only film formats available were large or medium format films."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding_camera
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Object detail
black leather. Glass lense
Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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