Perry shutter

[carleton]

Please can anyone help me with this enquiry? At the beginning of Michael Ondaatje's novel "The Collected Works Of Billy The Kid", he writes
"I send you a picture of Billy made with a Perry shutter....." Do you know the date that such a shutter existed, I can find no reference to it's name specifically. Could it have existed in 1875?
Many thanks,

[John Kasaian]

There are Billy The Kid museums in Hico, TX and Ft Sumner, NM. Perhaps one of them knows the answer?

[goamules]

If it's a novel, the author might have just made up a name to sound interesting. Shutters weren't needed in the 1870s, and were uncommon. Here's a history:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/shutters-history-and-use.html

[carleton]

Thanks for your helpful responses. Much appreciated

[John Kasaian]

Here's a video on Perry & Doof :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLQVR-fgeM8