DIY next restoration

[cbk]

Before:
http://czarnobialykwadrat.pl/blog/drewniak5x7/5x7-2.jpg

I had to take off the shelack paint, and again clean all of brass elements. This time I used hot water, table salt and acetic acid. After the 15min bath I was able to peel off the brass oxidation by sharp cloth.

After:
http://www.czarnobialykwadrat.pl/blog/renowacje/Drewniak5x7/5x7-3.jpg
I replaced all screws, and make it ready for my wet plate works.

The MOVIE (http://czarnobialykwadrat.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/mokry-kolodion-wet-plate-collodion-ambrotype/)

[Mark Sawyer]

All ready for another 120 years of photography! :)

[Steven Tribe]

A nice French (?) walnut tailboard chambre de Voyages 13x18 (?) with "turn the bellows" orientation shift.
Some of these had a black chemical finish to the main brass fittings - as fashions changed during the 1890's.