Vintage 12 Shot 1899 Falling Plate Magazine Box Camera With 6 Film Holders
Current Price: $ 150.00
Offered is this very interesting attempt at fast multi-picture photography. This magazine camera is of the falling plate variety where unexposed plates are loaded in the back of the camera (picture 7). Pictures are taken and the exposed plates fall into a pile at the bottom of the camera (picture 8). After all of the pictures have been taken the plates are removed in a dark room for processing (picture 9). The plates are ready for new film (picture 10) and reloading the camera. Click here for more details on falling plate magazine cameras. A McClures Magazine ad features a magazine camera that can take 12 pictures in 12 seconds (picture 11)! I am selling this beauty for a friend who is a professional photographer downsizing his collection. Looking from the front this leather covered wooden box camera is about 5 3/4 inches wide, 7 inches tall and 8 1/4 inches deep. This camera does not have a name; the only verbiage I can find is on the inside of the back door (picture 7): “PATENTED”, “DEC. 27, 1898”, “JAN. 31, 1899” on 3 separate lines. The camera has 2 viewfinders, one on the side (picture 4) and one on the top (picture 5) that are cloudy when pointed at a light. The leather strap is about 7 inches long and opens to a height of 1 1/2 inches; it is missing about 2 1/2 inches of leather veneer on the top (picture 5). The shutter firing button is located on the right side of the camera at about 4 oclock (picture 4). There is a shutter control lever on the front of the camera that swings between “T” and “I” at about 10 oclock (picture 1). The “T” is for timed exposures and the “I” is for instant. With the lever pointing at “T” press the shutter button one time and the shutter opens and stays open until you press the shutter button again to close the shutter. With the lever pointing at “I” press the shutter button and the shutter should open and close right away. The shutter works in this manner sporadically. On the front of the camera in the center (picture 1) you will see the aperture opening lever that controls the size of the aperture opening. It has 4 settings: fully open, 2 smaller openings and closed. The plate advance dial is shown in at the top of the camera at about 11 oclock (picture 4). You turn the dial clockwise as indicated by the arrow in the dial depression and the number in the square hole indicates the plate you are on from 0 to 12. Click on “Enlarge” or “Zoom” above left under the picture and see the amazing detail! Contact me with any questions. Thanks for looking and happy shopping! Enjoy vintage stuff? Visit my Store to see everything and add me to your favorites list! Handling and shipping are determined using the “Shipping Calculator”. Contact me for international shipment pricing. I accept PayPal (including credit cards!) which must clear before shipping. All payments must be received within 5 days of the invoice date. Shipping discount: You pay shipping for the highest shipping cost item you buy from my auctions or store. Add $1 for each additional item to ship, which must be won within 5 days of each other and paid for together. Items may be shipped together or separately at my discretion.
