Pullmann Detective

Pullmann DetectiveA rare S. J. Levi Pullman Detective Camera for plates 5x7 inch, mahogany body with brown leather bellows,equipped with a Rapid Rectilinear lens and the original Thornton Pickard Time & Inst patent rollerblind shutter. This ingenious late 19th century detective camera, disguised as a leather covered case, was designed for discreet plate photography and represents one of the more unusual British field and reportage cameras of its era. The camera is in

--- A rare S.J. Levi Pullman Detective Camera for plates 5x7 inch, mahogany body with brown leather bellows,equipped with a Rapid Rectilinear lens and the original Thornton-Pickard Time & Inst patent rollerblind shutter. This ingenious late-19th-century detective camera, disguised as a leather-covered case, was designed for discreet plate photography and represents one of the more unusual British field and reportage cameras of its era.The camera is in used but fully original condition, with original fittings and period components intact, with the original filmholder. Examples of this model survive only in very small numbers, and cameras retaining their period shutter and lens are particularly scarce. A seldom-seen and historically significant detective camera from the golden age of British plate photography.The camera is in fully original condition, with original fittings and period components intact. Examples of this model survive only in very small numbers, and cameras retaining their period shutter and lens are particularly scarce. A seldom-seen and historically significant detective camera from the golden age of British plate photography. --- B --- c.1896 --- --- Seltene Pullman Detective Camera von S.J. Levi, London für Platten 5x7 Zoll, Mahagoni Gehäuse mit braunem Lederbalgen, ausgestattet mit einem Rapid Rectilinear Objektiv sowie dem originalen Thornton-Pickard Time & Inst Patent-Rollverschluss. Diese raffinierte Detektivkamera des späten 19. Jahrhunderts, im Stil eines lederbezogenen Reisekoffers, wurde für diskrete Plattenfotografie konzipiert und zählt zu den ungewöhnlichsten britischen Feld- und Reportagekameras ihrer Zeit. Die Kamera befindet sich in originalem Zustand, mit allen zeittypischen Komponenten und Beschlägen und der originalen Filmkassette. Exemplare dieses Modells sind äußerst selten; Kameras mit originalem Verschluss und Objektiv sind besonders schwer zu finden. Ein seltenes und bedeutendes Stück aus der Blütezeit der britischen Plattenfotografie.