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In the beginning, the company produced small mechanical parts for cameras. In 1888 Mackenstein’s factory assembled the very first film camera equipped with a single lens, able to film up to 20 images per second. This film camera resulted from the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince Louise Augustin LePrince], inventor of the cinematograph.
 
In the beginning, the company produced small mechanical parts for cameras. In 1888 Mackenstein’s factory assembled the very first film camera equipped with a single lens, able to film up to 20 images per second. This film camera resulted from the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince Louise Augustin LePrince], inventor of the cinematograph.
  
The Mackenstein company seems to have made a range of its own cameras, up until 1914. These include detective cameras, both mono and stereo [[Mackenstein jumelle cameras|jumelle]]s (as in the advertisement illustrated), [[Reisekamera|chambres de voyage]] and others.  
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The Mackenstein company made a range of its own cameras, up until 1914:
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* Detective cameras
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* Both mono and stereo [[Mackenstein jumelle cameras|jumelle cameras]] (as in the advertisement illustrated):
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** Jumelle réduite (mono)
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** Jumelle stéreo-panoramique
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** La Francia
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** Kallista (for ''circular'' stereo photographs)
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* Strut-folding cameras
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** Simple strut-folders<ref>McKeown shows a camera dated to about 1890, with hinged wooden panels as struts, and a pleated bellows. A [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2453929 13x18 cm strut-folder] with metal rod-struts and an unpleated, cloth bellows was sold in September 2006 by [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/364-auction-team-breker Auction Team Breker] in Cologne.</ref>
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** [[Francia (strut folding)|La Francia strut-folding models]] (mono and stero)
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* [[Reisekamera|Chambres de voyage]] and others.
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* 'Photo-livre'; camera disguised as a book.
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* Studio cameras
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==Notes==
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== Links ==
 
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Établissements Mackenstein were founded in 1872 by Hermann-Josef Mackenstein (* 1848 in Doveren; † 1924). The factory was located at 15 Rue des Carmes in Paris.

In the beginning, the company produced small mechanical parts for cameras. In 1888 Mackenstein’s factory assembled the very first film camera equipped with a single lens, able to film up to 20 images per second. This film camera resulted from the work of Louise Augustin LePrince, inventor of the cinematograph.

The Mackenstein company made a range of its own cameras, up until 1914:

  • Detective cameras
  • Both mono and stereo jumelle cameras (as in the advertisement illustrated):
    • Jumelle réduite (mono)
    • Jumelle stéreo-panoramique
    • La Francia
    • Kallista (for circular stereo photographs)
  • Strut-folding cameras
  • Chambres de voyage and others.
  • 'Photo-livre'; camera disguised as a book.
  • Studio cameras


Notes

  1. McKeown shows a camera dated to about 1890, with hinged wooden panels as struts, and a pleated bellows. A 13x18 cm strut-folder with metal rod-struts and an unpleated, cloth bellows was sold in September 2006 by Auction Team Breker in Cologne.


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