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- Benjamin French Tintype Camera Lens, 1860-1890 - Tintype photographs peaked in popularity in the mid-19th century. Lacquered iron plates coated with light-sensitive collodion were exposed in cameras by photographers in formal studios and mobile booths at fairs. Tintypes were inexpensive and could be produced in minutes--"instant photographs" of their day. This lens could make multiple identical exposures of the same image onto one tintype plate.
- 1860-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Benjamin French Tintype Camera Lens, 1860-1890
Tintype photographs peaked in popularity in the mid-19th century. Lacquered iron plates coated with light-sensitive collodion were exposed in cameras by photographers in formal studios and mobile booths at fairs. Tintypes were inexpensive and could be produced in minutes--"instant photographs" of their day. This lens could make multiple identical exposures of the same image onto one tintype plate.
- Darlot Opticien Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Darlot Opticien Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880
- Usener Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1870-1882 -
- 1870-1882
- Collections - Artifact
Usener Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1870-1882
- Carl Zeiss Lens Board, 1880-1902 -
- 1880-1902
- Collections - Artifact
Carl Zeiss Lens Board, 1880-1902
- Dallmeyer Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Dallmeyer Lens for Large Format View Camera, 1860-1880