It's a miracle that these classic cameras have survived the rigors of war and time. But that is mainly due to the fact that they have been locked away in private collections. The majority of these cameras are currently in New York and Vienna, so what chance do most people have to see them? If you want to see many more examples from a fabulous collection, visit the George Eastman House Collection .
I do not own these cameras ( I wish!) I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I do?
Anzoux & Francois
Cartes-de-Visite Camera from 1876
Bellieni Chambre a joues camera.
Butcher, England.
Royal Mail Stamp Camera
1910
Contessa Nettel Deckrullo Tropical Camera
E.Fancais, Paris
Kinegraph 9X12cm from 1876
French Double-Box Daguerrotype
8.5 X 11.5cm
from 1845
Gandolfi Tropical Stereo Camera
Goltz Mentor Reflex
6.5 X 9cm
from 1904
Hermagis, Paris.
Micromegas 13 X 18cm
from 1875.
Hermagis, Paris.
Velocigraph 912cm
from 1890
Loman & Co, Amsterdam.
T 1 Reflex
(Quarter Plate)
from 1895
London Stereoscopic.
King's Own Tropical Camera
Newman & Guardia.
Nydia 9 X 12cm
from 1900
Photosphere 13 X 18cm
Prototype
Napoleon Conti's
By Compagnie Francaise de Photographie (Paris)
Photosphere 9 X 12cm
Sigriste, Paris.
6.5 X. 9cm with
f3.6 Planar lens
from 1900
Sigriste, Paris.
Eurygraph 9 X 12cm
from 1900
Spencer, Glasgow
Wet PLate Camera
from 1856
Voigtlander Bergheil
Deluxe 4.5 X 6cm
Zeiss Ikon Tropical Nettel Stereo Camera
.
Zecaflex (Germany)
6 X 6m
from 1937
Plaubel Makina 111R
(Germany)
from 1930
Adolph Bertsch (Paris)
Portrait Chambre Automatique de Bertsch.
Wert Plate Camera
from 1860
Ernemann Stereo-Heag X11
from 1908
Boissonas, E.V. (Swiss)
"Escopette"
68 X 72mm film
from 1890
Bourguin Camera
Quarter plate Daguerrotype
from 1845
Lewis Style Daguerrotype
Quarter plate
from 1848
Maison Dubroni (Paris)
Stereographe Dubroni
13 X 18 dry plate
from 1880s
Charles hevalier (Paris)
Chavelier Appareil Universal No.1 Camera
Half plate Daguerrotype
From 1856
Camera Obscura (French)
4 X 4inch image
From 1840
E. Deyrolle (Paris)
"Scenographe"
11 X 16cm Dry Plate
from 1880
Lumiere Freres (Paris)
"Periphote"
7 X 38cm Rollefilm
from 1901
Romaine Talbot, GmbH
Berlin, Germany.
"Raderkanone"
Image: 1 inch diameter on Ferrotype plate
from 1912
Samuel A.Bemis (attrib)
Full Plate Box Camera with leveling legs
Daguerrotype
from 1840
Thompson's Revolver Camera
Made by A. Briois (Paris)
Wet plate camera from 1862
Ermanox 4.5 X 6cm
By Heinrich Ernemann AG
(Dresden, Germany)
Dry Plate Camera from 1924
Ermanox 9 X 12cm.
By Heinrich Ernemann AG
(Dresden, Germany)
From 1924
Folding Camera
Ben Akiba
By A. Lehman (Berlin, Germany)From 1903
Williamson Aeroplane Camera
Williamson Manufacturing Co.
(London, England)
From 1915
Aerial Camera
Hill's Cloud Camera
By R&J Beck Ltd.
(London, England)
Dry Plate Camera
from 1920
Tika Pocket Watch Camera
By Houghton's Limited
London, England.
From 1904-1914
Herzog Amateur Camera
By August Herzog, N.J.
From 1882
Photo-Revolver de Poche
By E. Enjalbert (Paris)
From 1882
Omnigraphe
By E.Hanau (Paris)
From 1887
Stebbing's Automatic CameraBy E.Stebbing (Paris)
From 1883
Demon Detective Camera #1
American Camera Co.
England.
From 1889.
Westbury View
By Scovill Manufacturing Co.
New York.
From 1886
Express Detective Nadar Tropical Camera
By Paul Nadar (aris)
From 1888-1892
Lancaster's Patent Watch Camera
By J. Lancaster & Son
(Birmingham, England)
From 1886
Makina (Model 1)
Plaubel & Co
(Frankfurt, Germany)
Folding camera
From 1920
Spido (Reportage" Gaumont
L. Gaumont & Cie ( Paris)
Folding Camera from
1925-1936
This page was last updated on: May 13, 2009
AEG Wolkenkamera (Germany)
1930
Zeiss Ermanox Klappkamera
6.5 X 9cm
From 1927
Zeiss Tropen Deckrullo
6.5 X 9cm
From 1927
Zeiss Contessa Nettel
Sonnet Tropical 6.5 X 9cm
From 1923
Plaubel Makina 11
From 1933
Louis Daguerre
1789-1851
Henry Fox-Talbot
1800-1877
Kine Exacta (Round Magnifier)
The first 35mm SLR
A Stereorollei Prototype.
Sold in Jan 04 for $30,000
Luxus Leica Gold Plated version with Lizzard Skn covering. Only 95 were made between 1929 and 1931.
35mm Camera LeParvo 1908
Edison projecting Kenitoscope
1897
Art Nouveau magic lantern
Bermpohl color nature camera
Bertsch metal camera
13 X 18cm
Brunz detective camera
Camera Obscura.
Chevallier, Paris
Demon detective camera
Francaise Photosphere
German Kinetoscope
Hot air powered
Kinematofor
Ica Reika strut folfing camera
Ihagee Neusilber Tropen
Jumelle styled photo luvre
Large wooden magic lantern
Leschner astronomical tele camera
Mackenstein 1894
Magic Lantern Ernst Plank 1850
Marion & Co Soho
Tropical Reflex
Peepshow box Martin Engelbrecht 1750
Phantasmagorian magic lantern
Professional long focus
triple lantern
Stirn concealed vest camera
The Newtonian Science Lantern
Salon camera de Bertscl
Schaeffner Paris
strut folding camera
Thompson revolver camera 1862
Sold at auction on Oct 1.05 for US$63,000
35 mm Movie Camera Debrie Interview, 1924
3-Color Camera Goerz
Cast-Iron Mutoscope -Indian Head
Cinematograph and Magic Lantern Excelsior
Exceptional Tailboard Camera (8 x 10 cm), 1885
Camera and Projector Olikos, 1912
35 mm Movie Camera Le Parvo, 1908
Special Astronomical Lechner Zeiss Teleobjectiv.
Geheimkamera - Spy Camera Le Minuscule, 1900
Houghton Watch-Face camera 1912
Praxinoscope Kinematofor by Ernst Plank, Circa 1900
