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| − | The '''Wonder Photo Cannon''' is a [[magazine camera]] for one-inch diameter [[ferrotype]] plates, made ca. 1910 by the [[Chicago Ferrotype Company]].<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p201.</ref> As the name suggests, it is cannon-shaped, and metal-bodied.<ref>[https:// | + | The '''Wonder Photo Cannon''' is a [[magazine camera]] for one-inch diameter [[ferrotype]] plates, made ca. 1910 by the [[Chicago Ferrotype Company]].<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p201.</ref> As the name suggests, it is cannon-shaped, and metal-bodied.<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/WONDER-PHOTO-CANON/AI-1-21100 Wonder Photo Cannon] sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-1/ first Westlicht Photographica Auction], in November 2002.</ref> The plates are held in a tube under spring pressure from behind.<ref>[https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS907515A US Patent 907515], filed 1908 by Louis Mandel, describing a 'cannon' camera with improvements, especially to the means of holding and positioning the plates, and of discharging them to the tank; at [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ Espacenet], the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.</ref> The exposed plate at the front is released through a duct into the developing tank below the camera. There are simple viewfinder sights on the top of the camera. |
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The Wonder Photo Cannon is a magazine camera for one-inch diameter ferrotype plates, made ca. 1910 by the Chicago Ferrotype Company.[1] As the name suggests, it is cannon-shaped, and metal-bodied.[2] The plates are held in a tube under spring pressure from behind.[3] The exposed plate at the front is released through a duct into the developing tank below the camera. There are simple viewfinder sights on the top of the camera.
Notes
- ↑ 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). p201.
- ↑ Wonder Photo Cannon sold at the first Westlicht Photographica Auction, in November 2002.
- ↑ US Patent 907515, filed 1908 by Louis Mandel, describing a 'cannon' camera with improvements, especially to the means of holding and positioning the plates, and of discharging them to the tank; at Espacenet, the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.
