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Here is the complete photo. It was taken onboard the HMS Wild Swan in 1887, half way into her trip to Victoria ( Esquimalt Naval base) B.C. Canada.
Could that be a lens resting on the...

143256

Good eye, how did I miss that? Here are all the camera items together including the plate holder. Am I missing anything else?

Cheers

Ron

143220

Here is a close up camera piece, not clear enough to read the name plate. I also see a plate holder in the original photo, it looks like it would be a half-plate camera.

Ron

Thanks, that makes sense since the camera still took the picture with the broken shutter removed, hence a bit of motion blur that no other shot has. What type of camera did the Royal Navy use before...

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As I am rebuilding an 1880's Ross of London, Tailboard camera,(most likely built by Meagher), I remembered a photo album I have of a voyage onboard HMS Wild Swan 1885 to 1887.
It show's...