Camera [The Talmer]
Maker and role
Talbot and Eamer, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1890
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Object detail
Accession number
1978.794
Maker
Production period
Description
Rectangular wooden camera with leather hand strap on top and glass inlay lens at front with metal f. dial and needle. Hinged door at top of camera. Two viewfinders, one at the top and one at the side. Magazine load 12 plates, via a changing bag for each exposure.
Brief History
The first model of the “Talmer”, described by the manufacturers as a “perfected automatic hand camera,” was introduced in 1890. The camera is of a type termed “detective” cameras at the time. These cameras were handheld and needed little set-up, allowing a photograph to be taken quickly. By 1878 the technology of photographic plates had advanced to the point where commercially manufactured plates, prepared using a gelatin emulsion which retained sensitivity to light and remained stable, were available for purchase, introducing photography to the amateur.
The camera holds 12 plates in a compartment at the rear of the camera which also features a bag that allows the exchange of the exposed plate for a fresh, unexposed plate in darkness.
The camera holds 12 plates in a compartment at the rear of the camera which also features a bag that allows the exchange of the exposed plate for a fresh, unexposed plate in darkness.
Marks
The "Talmer" / Perfected Automatic Hand Camera Embossed
Newmans & Adams Patent Embossed
Tattersalls Patent (Applied For) Embossed
Talbot & Eamer Sole Makers Blackburn Embossed
Newmans & Adams Patent Embossed
Tattersalls Patent (Applied For) Embossed
Talbot & Eamer Sole Makers Blackburn Embossed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Talbot and Eamer. Circa 1890. Camera [The Talmer], 1978.794. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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