Steven Tribe
19-Mar-2014, 03:36
This is usually a casket set, but is seen sometimes as an incomplete, parts, lens.
I have one that arrived this morning - more later.
In the concealed compartment under the lid, there was the separate flange and the original (attached with the second/third sale in 1893?) description of how to use the Universal. As I havn't seen this before, other than as glipses in Corrado D'Agostino's book, I thought it might be useful for at least a handful of people!
Note that the "Rectilinear" printed text has been crossed out and replaced by the penciled "view and landscape" - and very correct too!
It appears that Darlot did not have complete control of his Serial numbers at the start! This Casket set has serial number 302, which is the same number as the Universal illustrated on page 140 in Corrado's book on French lenses pre-1900. It is basically the same casket, but has a different lock and the "B" section is brass finish rather than black enamel. Also the accumulated dust represents decades of storage rather than the clean Corrado 302.
I have one that arrived this morning - more later.
In the concealed compartment under the lid, there was the separate flange and the original (attached with the second/third sale in 1893?) description of how to use the Universal. As I havn't seen this before, other than as glipses in Corrado D'Agostino's book, I thought it might be useful for at least a handful of people!
Note that the "Rectilinear" printed text has been crossed out and replaced by the penciled "view and landscape" - and very correct too!
It appears that Darlot did not have complete control of his Serial numbers at the start! This Casket set has serial number 302, which is the same number as the Universal illustrated on page 140 in Corrado's book on French lenses pre-1900. It is basically the same casket, but has a different lock and the "B" section is brass finish rather than black enamel. Also the accumulated dust represents decades of storage rather than the clean Corrado 302.