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| − | The '''Delta | + | The '''Delta-camera''' is a wooden [[magazine camera]] with a simple plate changing mechanism inside, operated by pulling the brass knob below the lens. The magazine holds twelve 9×12cm plates. The camera was made from about 1893 by the [[Rudolf Krügener|Dr. Krügener]] company in Bockenheim, Frankfurt am Main. |
The camera is seen in both a polished wood finish, as here, and with leather covering. The exact specification also varies. | The camera is seen in both a polished wood finish, as here, and with leather covering. The exact specification also varies. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=20131004_0909&inO=625 Delta-camera] sold at the [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=20131004_0909 24th Westlicht Photographica Auction], on 23 November 2013. | ||
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[[Category: German 9x12]] | [[Category: German 9x12]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Detective cameras]] | ||
[[Category: Magazine cameras]] | [[Category: Magazine cameras]] | ||
[[Category: Dr. Krügener]] | [[Category: Dr. Krügener]] | ||
[[Category: 1890-1899]] | [[Category: 1890-1899]] | ||
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| Dr. Krügener's Delta magazine camera (1893) image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
The Delta-camera is a wooden magazine camera with a simple plate changing mechanism inside, operated by pulling the brass knob below the lens. The magazine holds twelve 9×12cm plates. The camera was made from about 1893 by the Dr. Krügener company in Bockenheim, Frankfurt am Main.
The camera is seen in both a polished wood finish, as here, and with leather covering. The exact specification also varies.
Links
- Delta-camera sold at the 24th Westlicht Photographica Auction, on 23 November 2013.
