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| − | '''Thomas Ardern''' (or '''Arden''')<ref>Notices published in ''The Argus'' newspaper in 1888 and 1893 had both spellings: Ardern and Arden. In 1894 it had advertisements for Arden and Hall (photographic | + | '''Thomas Ardern''' (or '''Arden''')<ref>Notices published in ''The Argus'' newspaper in 1888 and 1893 had both spellings: Ardern and Arden. In 1894 it had advertisements for Arden and Hall (photographic requisites) as well as Ardern and Hall. The address was 238 Little Collins Street.</ref> was a camera maker in Victoria, Australia from 1889 to 1891. His address was 159 Little Collins Street, Melbourne.<ref>Sandy Barrie "Australians Behind the Camera" (2002; ISBN 0 9587883 8 3) p.7.</ref><br>Only one of his cameras has been seen so far - a half-plate English pattern [[Tailboard camera|tailboard camera]], it is pictured here. |
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Thomas Ardern (or Arden)[1] was a camera maker in Victoria, Australia from 1889 to 1891. His address was 159 Little Collins Street, Melbourne.[2]
Only one of his cameras has been seen so far - a half-plate English pattern tailboard camera, it is pictured here.
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Notes
- ↑ Notices published in The Argus newspaper in 1888 and 1893 had both spellings: Ardern and Arden. In 1894 it had advertisements for Arden and Hall (photographic requisites) as well as Ardern and Hall. The address was 238 Little Collins Street.
- ↑ Sandy Barrie "Australians Behind the Camera" (2002; ISBN 0 9587883 8 3) p.7.
Links
- 1891 Patent application by By Thomas Ardern for “Obtaining photographic pictures by means of an improved field-glass camera".
