Super Subminiature Box Camera,
1870's
The Super Camera was a subminiature box camera that worked via the dry
plate process. It would take one exposure at a time by placing the plate
in the back of the camera. The camera eye leaver to expose the plate had
to be timed. That is, you would pull down on the shutter leaver and then
release it once you felt you had enough exposure time to place the impression
on the one plate. This camera measured 2 inches wide by 2 3/4th inches
long by 3 inches deep. It was one of the smallest known cameras for it's
time and it was a marvel for it's time. If you had one of these as a spy
or private-eye in the 1870's, you had state-of-art subminiature camera
equipment. The Super Subminiature Box Camera was a highly popular camera
in it's era and one of the very first cameras used by private detectives
to take scene exposures both inside and outdoors.
The arrow indicates the slot for the one plate.
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