I buy and use cameras like that
but that's not an offer to buy
I have enough of them
Tin Can
Is that a 5x7 sliding back on a 7x11 camera?
Looks like a penny camera from 1900-1910. Photographers would set up at a fair or tourist spot and charge a penny a photo. There were tin masks inside, coupled with the sliding back, allowed up to 20 or so photos on a 5x7 sheet. Once the sheet was full they developed, contact printed, and cut up the pics for an 'instant' portrait.
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I have a slider back that is amazingly well made from fine wood
and now it has a name
Penny Back
about 35mm per slide
It looks confusing to remember where to slide in order
I posted pics of it not long ago
Tin Can
So Campy, there are a lot of tourist spots in Boston. Set the camera up at one and charge a penny a picture. You will be rich in no time!
Use it?
Expert in non-working solutions.
Now that I'm in my office, mine is a 'Folmer Multiple Camera' (1929-37), successor to the Penny Picture camera (renamed because prices were up to $0.25/pic).
There is a story, text from period ads, and pictures, here.
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