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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Detective Magazine camera. Stirn, Berlin, 1891.
Estimate: $500-$700
Passed
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Detective Magazine camera. Stirn, Berlin, 1891.



Mahogany box camera for 12 plates, 6 x 8 cm. Designed with a leather changing bag on top. An early version, equipped with a simple guillotine shutter and single finder. Approx. 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.


Collection of Richard Levinson


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Wear consistent with age and use. Crack in wood detail below leather changing bag. Wear to leather changing back.