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rniederman

I am a specialist in pre-1900 American wood and brass cameras. Since the announcement of the first commercial photographic process in January 1839, cameras have playI am a specialist in pre-1900 American wood and brass cameras. Since the announcement of the first commercial photographic process in January 1839, cameras have played an important part in the recording of history and culture. After 35+ years of collecting, I've acquired some of America's rarest wooden cameras and worked to uncover their fascinating stories. Take a moment and tour these beautifully crafted cameras that are considered the grandfathers of digital photography. I specialize in pre-1900 wooden cameras - the earlier the better - and enjoy researching and documenting their history. I am always looking for early wood & brass cameras and ephemera, as well as meeting the next generation of camera collectors and sharing the lore and legacy of early apparatus! (Read more)

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Kodak Folding Pocket Brownies (Nos 2 & 2A): Early 1900s - Camerasin Cameras
2 months ago
‘Mystery’ Photographic Accessory (a challenge), very early 1900s - Camerasin Cameras
3 months ago
Dinosaur Fossil Gembone Slab on Maple Burl Display - Animalsin Animals
6 months ago
Peck & Snyder Baseball CdV Card - The First “True” Baseball Card. Published 1869. - Baseballin Baseball
7 months ago
Gibbs Camera (½-plate format), 1888 - Camerasin Cameras
7 months ago
Premo Supreme Camera. 1902. (The ultimate American self-casing plate camera?) - Camerasin Cameras
9 months ago
Brass Volute Shutter. c.1902 (the beauty of early camera shutters #9) - Camerasin Cameras
9 months ago
Ancient Pottery Vessel-Artifact Excavated in Central America - Potteryin Pottery
10 months ago
Le Tour de France: commemorative 100th anniversary stamps (2003) - Stampsin Stamps
11 months ago
Comparing Two Early Stereo Camera Designs - Camerasin Cameras
11 months ago

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  1. Agfa is an old company originally started in Munich, Germany in the mid-1800s. There is lots of info about Agfa on the Internet. About 1925 is when "Agfa" named cameras started to be produced. This vi...
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  4. Thanks! vintagegirl66 Chevelleman69 Designer rustyboltz
  5. Thanks! farmlady Celiene
  6. Thanks! sanhardin Sean Longings BB2 oldpeep shughs f64imager Daisy1000 JohnK
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  10. Thanks, Scott!
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  19. Hi Seb and welcome to CW. Thomas, thanks for reaching out. Your camera model is the "Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak." As background, in 1899, George Eastman founded a division in Canada. This is...
  20. Thanks, AntigueToys!
  21. Hi, rhineisfine ... thanks for checking this out. There are no questions about what this is or how it is used. I post these 'mysteries' for fun with full knowledge of the items. In regards to the East...
  22. Thanks! snowman3 Designer Vynil33rpm chrissylovescats Chevelleman69 MooreAntique Beachbum58 crswerner farmlady egreeley1976
  23. Thanks! sanhardin sugargirl Retrofutura f64imager
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  25. Thanks! farmlady Sean Sunmoon2679 Longings
  26. Thanks! vintagegirl66 Michael vetraio50 vintagelamp
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  28. Hi Celiene ... thanks for looking. Cameras are complex and easily modified which makes authentication difficult. It's one of the reasons antique dealers avoid rarer types. Stereo equipment are interes...
  29. Thanks! Thomas RichmondLori kwqd fortapache dav2no1 Designer
  30. SDCameraFan ... Yes. The Stereo Brownie made vertical picture pairs. Its format was 3¼ x 2½ inches. After printing, a single sheet of printing paper with the image pairs was pasted onto a mount. da...
  31. Thanks, Scott. On the "mystery" post, I added a picture of the device with the Stereo Brownie.
  32. dav2no1 pretty much nailed it ... well ... roughly 98% right! Impressive! This is a device to print stereo negs. It was made by Kodak specifically for its No.2 Stereo Brownie. The camera is posted ...
  33. Hi Shuzbut ... thanks for the love and comment. I wish my card was a nice as those others at auction! They are exceptional examples. FWIW ... my card is slabbed and certified by SGC.
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  43. Thanks for looking and commenting, rill.
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  46. Thanks! Ben BB2 f64imager dlpetersen kwqd
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Red Top Beer double-sided porcelain sign Telegraph Daguerreotype c. 1846 "Canadian Kodak" not Eastman Rock' Em Socks Em Robots Art 12" VINYL DISC....#94 Original 1938 FLEXY RACER No. 300 Widespread Panic, 4/27/99, by JT Lucchesi Drive-In Movie Theater Neon Clock~Admission .65 cents Children under 12 free~Double Marquee Walter Crane wallpaper by Bradbury & Bradbury Daisy kerosene oil lamp jar with wood handl~Railroad Patent April 26, 1881 Art of the Poster, E. McKnight Kauffer, 1925 45 RPM SINGLE....#123 Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Decal RIP Jeremy Bulloch The Beacon Jams, by Jim Pollock Stick & Ball Umbrella Stand...Dated Feb. 16, 1892

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TOPCON 1957 the first SLR film camera that the company made with original lenses, note the over engineeered lens shutter. Kodak Junior Six-20 Folding Camera Yankees Mickey Mantle Bobblehead An Original Vistascreen foldable twin view square viewers in plastic ivory Kodak flash fun Hawkeye camera. Looking Through Time WIRGIN CAMERA Antique Stereoscope Viewer My First Kodak Ikoflex - Carl Zeiss VXM Camera - any info? Very interesting specimen of the Kodak Pocket Vest H.Martin-Paris Martin Paris? Great Uncle Fred's Kodak Junior Vintage Kodak Home Enlarger PLAUBEL MAKINA