J.T. Chapman
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J.T. Chapman Ltd was a camera-maker in Manchester, England, from 1874 until the early 20th century (or if not a maker, at least a seller: notes on the company at Early Photography point out that several of the known Chapman cameras are labelled, for example, Made by J.L. Lane & Sons for J.T. Chapman[1])
The company had premises at 168 Deansgate, and later at 7 Albert Square.[1]
Several of the company's cameras, of different types, are called The British.[2]
Cameras
- The British (about 1903 according to McKeown[2], but Early Photography dates the example shown there to the 1890s, and suggests the camera was made for Chapman by Joshua Billcliff[3]). Wood-and-brass folding camera, in quarter, half or full plate size, with double-extension bellows.[4][5]
- The British (Miller's Patent) quarter-plate falling-plate detective camera, with a built-in Thornton-Pickard shutter, giving speeds 1/15 to 1/90 second; can be loaded with eighteen plates. Miller, a company in nearby Salford, made the same camera and sold it as the Adelphi. Two examples have been seen, both with Wray lenses.[6][7]
- The British folding stereo camera [8]
- Stereo tailboard camera.[9]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes on Chapman at Early Photography.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p200.
- ↑ 'The British' quarter plate folding camera at Early Photography.
- ↑ 'The British' folding camera at Wood and Brass.
- ↑ Half-plate field camera (not identified in the listing as 'The British', but apparently identical) with Lancaster lens; a lot in an auction in November 2005 by [http://www.christies.com Christies in London.
- ↑ 'The British' quarter-plate detective camera, with 5 inch f/8 Wray Rapid Rectilinear, at Early Photography. In this example, the shutter is mounted in a hinged front board; when closed, this positions the shutter in front of the lens; cf the example cited below.
- ↑ Example offered for sale at eBay (item 161445198697) October 2014, with a Wray 5-inch f/8 Platystigmat. This example differs from the one at Early Photography: the shutter is permanently mounted on the body, behind the lens. Chapman's plaque on the camera does not acknowledge Miller's patent.
- ↑ 'The British' stereo camera for 13×18 cm plates, with 5 inch Wray lenses; a lot in an auction in November 2011 by Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna.
- ↑ Stereo tailboard camera for 4×7 inch plates, with Ross lenses; a lot in an auction in January 1999 by Christies in London.
Links
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| Adams & Co. | Agilux | Aldis | APeM | Aptus | Artima | Barnet Ensign | Beard | Beck | Benetfink | Billcliff | Boots | British Ferrotype | Butcher | Chapman | Cooke | Corfield | Coronet | Dallmeyer | Dekko | De Vere | Dixons | Dollond | Elliott | Gandolfi | Gnome | Griffiths | G. Hare | Houghtons | Houghton-Butcher | Hunter | Ilford | Jackson | Johnson | Kentmere | Kershaw-Soho | Kodak Ltd. | Lancaster | Lejeune and Perken | Lizars | London & Paris Optic & Clock Company | Marion | Marlow | Meagher | MPP | Neville | Newman & Guardia | Pearson and Denham | Perken, Son and Company | Perken, Son & Rayment | Photopia | Purma | Reid & Sigrist | Reynolds and Branson | Ross | Ross Ensign | Sanderson | Sands & Hunter | Shackman | Shew | Soho | Standard Cameras Ltd | Taylor-Hobson | Thornton-Pickard | Underwood | United | Watkins | Watson | Wynne's Infallible | Wray |
- Set of photographs of the British field camera in Hilary Clarke's Flickr photostream.
- Enlarger sold by Chapman, with Perken, Son & Rayment 'Optimus' lens, at Early Photography.
