Display Status
This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Owner
Peter L. Jakab
Physical Description
Early travelling or portable camera built into a black carrying box. Front of box opens to reveal lens on a sliding frame with gauge to adjust focal distance. Lens is connected to back compartments with black leather baffle. Rear of case has two compartments. The rearmost is for the photographic medium, and the center to access the inner components. Leather handle and a small spirit level are on top of the case. Maker stamp inside rearmost compartment door.
Dimensions
Display (1906g): 29.5 × 21 × 22cm, 1.9kg (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 8 11/16 in., 4.2lb.)
Materials
Metal
Wood
Leather
Glass
Inventory Number
I20031237001
Credit Line
On Loan from Peter L. Jakab, Washington, DC
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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