View Camera, Used in Harry Patmore's Photographic Studio, circa 1882
THF161617 / View Camera, Used in Harry Patmore's Photographic Studio, circa 1882
01
Artifact Overview
Tintype cameras made photographs on thin, black-painted sheets of iron. The images came directly from the camera, so there were no photographic negatives from which multiple copies could be made. However, cameras could be fitted with multiple lenses, allowing several copies of the same tintype image to be produced at one time on a single sheet of iron.
Artifact Details
Artifact
View camera
Date Made
circa 1882
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.443.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Cloth
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 17.5 in
Width: 13.25 in
Length: 24.75 in
Keywords |
|---|
02
Related Content
SetTintypes
- 22 Artifacts
Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves--capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.