Ca. 1885 English 1/4 Plate Wood Tailboard Camera W/Case & W. W. Rouch & Co. Lens
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:101507 |
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Here's a beautiful little quarter-pla...te tailboard camera manufactured in England in the late 1800's. Though small (just 5" x 7" x 6" when closed) the camera is built to the highest standards and comes with its original canvas carrying case, a signed Rouch & Co. 5 x 4 lens and a double-slide plate holder.
Condition is very good throughout, with normal signs of age and use. Bellows are clean and supple, with no misfolds (see pictures); ground glass back is undamaged; lens has no damage, no fungus. Brass fittings and small hardware are in good condition, with some tarnish and oxidation, but nothing excessive. The circular fitting below the lensboard is solely decorative. It is just a top, not a turnscrew. Primary wood appears to be Honduran mahogany.
The camera folds up neatly and looks nice from any angle.
The original canvas carrying case is worn, with torn flaps on top, but it still does a nice job of housing the camera.
Please review the pictures and consider them an integral part of the description.
Shipping weight approximately 8 lb.
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