disemjg
Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 474 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:33 am Post subject: |
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I know this type of camera was made for a very long time; can anyone tell me when they first appeared? Mine is nominally 5X7, mahogony, and appears nicely made although unmarked as to what company produced it.
One strange detail I noticed while cleaning it up was that the GG was a piece of hand poured glass, not plate. The ground side was true, but the clear side was irregular. I find it hard to believe that they would intentionally use such a piece of glass, unless plate was prohibitively expensive or not available at the time. The GG appears original. |
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