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- OBJECT TYPE
- MULTIPLE IMAGE
- DATE
- 1870
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0303.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Fallowfield
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD, MAHOGANY; METAL, BRASS OR COPPER?; GLASS; INSET PLAQUE, IVORY?
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.9 cm
- Width
- 25.9 cm
- Height
- 21.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still cameras
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Fallowfield
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1870
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A 2 1/2 X 4 1/4 IN. PHOTOGRAPHIC CALLING CARD, USUALLY CREATED AS ONE OF A NUMBER OF IMAGES ON A SINGLE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE. - Technical
-
THIS CAMERA & MANY OTHERS LIKE IT WERE THE WORKHORSE OF THE VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC ERA WHEN THE VISITING CARD ALBUM (CARTE DE VISITE) WAS THE REQUIREMENT FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INSET PLAQUE, TOP: 'FALLOWFIELD,/ MANUFACTURER,/ CENTRAL PHOTO STORES/ 146 CHARING CROSS RD./LONDON, W.'
- Missing
- none apparent
- Finish
- WOOD VARNISHED; CLEAR GLASS, METAL TARNISHED; PLAQUE WHITE WITH BLACK PRINT
- Decoration
- NONE
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Fallowfield, Camera, circa 1870, Artifact no. 1989.0303, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0303.001/
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