Camera [Lancaster Instantograph]

Object detail

Accession number

1966.194

Maker

J Lancaster and Son Limited

Production period

1890s

Description

"The 1895 Instantograph Patent" bellows camera. This Instantograph is a half-plate model with a Lancaster Patent Instantaneous lens. This is a well made camera, much smaller than many view cameras of the era. It is made of polished mahogany with brass fittings. It was popular with the more skilled photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Marks

THE 1895 INSTANTOGRAPH / PATENT Inscribed
J. LANCASTER & SON / BIRMINGHAM Inscribed

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood/Mahogany
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass

Credit Line

J Lancaster and Son Limited. 1893. Camera [Lancaster Instantograph], 1966.194. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Camera Tools & Equipment for Communication Photographic T&E Camera Equipment

Production place

Birmingham West Midlands England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Visual Technology Communications Technology

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Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Machine Plywood Varnish Antique Musical instrument accessory Metal

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