General Information

Serial #

23609

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 MAHOGANY CAMERA BODY; BRASS (AND OTHER METALS) FITTINGS; LEATHER BELLOWS AND CARRYING HANDLE; INLAID IVORY PLATE..2 MAHOGANY WOOD PANEL HAS BRASS FITTINGS; IVORY NAME PLATE..3 MAHOGANY WOOD PANEL; BRASS FITTINGS..4 WOOD (INCLUDING MAHOGANY) PANEL HAS BRASS FITTINGS; FITTED WITH GLASS PLATE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

39.0 cm

Width

28.0 cm

Height

34.0 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

Houghton

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. MID-1930S +

Canada

PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ..ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952.

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON GLASS PLATES.

Technical

SANDERSON CAMERAS FEATURE PAIRS OF ARMS FRONT & BACK WHICH ALLOW FOR FREER MOVEMENT OF LENS. THE BACK CAN ALSO TILT OR SWING, AND THE FRONT EXTENDED FULLY PROVIDES EXTRA LENGTH. HAVE "TALLBODY" FEATURE: BACK IS OBLONG SHAPE TO ACCOMMODATE BELLOWS WHEN FULL RISE OF FRONT IS NEEDED. (REF. 3)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "SANDERSON'S/ PATENTS" incised on both front struts; serial no. "23609" incised on front left strut. "PATENT" incised on lens board locks on either side of front. Ivory plate mounted on front left marked "[left facing directional arrow] CENTRE [right facing directional arrow". Small round plate inset in upper corner of left rear side of camera body frame marked "BRITISH/ ENSIGN/ MADE". Part nos. (?) "15", "80" and "VII[illegible]"stamped into components/ .2 "The/ 'SANDERSON'/ H. LTD. LONDON" marked on ivory plate in upper centre front. "REGULAR MODEL" marked on brass plate, above lens board opening. "80" marked on reverse. "HARDY" handwritten in orange on reverse/ .3 "80" incides in reverse/ .4 no markings visible.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

RICH RED-BROWN POLISHED WOOD CASING. BELLOWS AND MOST INTERIOR SURFACES ARE BLACK. LACQUERED BRASS FITTINGS. OPAQUE GLASS PLATE IN.4 BACK.

Decoration

N/A