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Date
1889 – 1945
Material
metal; glass; leather;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0181
Description
Black leather and silver metal 4x6 Curt Bentzin Görlitz camera with a fold-down front panel that exposes the lens and bellows, a leather handle and two adjustment knobs on one side, a pop-up view finder on top, and fold-out leather flaps that access the exposure plate. Small metal levers throughout…
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Title
Camera
Date
1889 – 1945
Material
metal; glass; leather;
Dimensions
19.7 x 20.0 x 14.4 cm
Description
Black leather and silver metal 4x6 Curt Bentzin Görlitz camera with a fold-down front panel that exposes the lens and bellows, a leather handle and two adjustment knobs on one side, a pop-up view finder on top, and fold-out leather flaps that access the exposure plate. Small metal levers throughout allow different panels in the camera to open - three holes along the bottom [one on the body of the camera and two on the fold-down lens plate] allow the camera to be mounted on a tripod.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
cameras
photography;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0181
Images
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