Blair Dry Plate Camera, 1881-1886

Artifact

View camera

Date Made

1881-1886

Creators

Blair Tourograph & Dry Plate Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

Keywords

Cameras (Photographic equipment) 

View cameras 

Communication 

Photography 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2003.0.22.37

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Canvas
Copper alloy
Copper-nickel alloy
Glass (Material)
Rubber (Material)
Wood (Plant Material)

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in

Width: 18.0 in

Length: 13.0 in

Inscriptions

standard: THE BLAIR TOUROGRAPH & DRY PLATE CO. BOSTON, MASS. lens: J.H. DALLMEYER / LONDON / 10 X 8 RAPID RECTILINEAR JUNE 30 U.S. PATENT 1868 plaque: TIME & INST. PATENT THORNTON & PICKARD