Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
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March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Cameras/Film
Lot 458

MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUE CAMERA COMPONENTS, UNCOUNTED LOT

Estimate: $30 - $50
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$100,000 $10,000

MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUE CAMERA COMPONENTS, UNCOUNTED LOT, comprising two folding aluminum Kodaflectors, a seemingly unmarked 8" X 10" sheet-film backed metal-body pyramid or cone shaped camera lacking lens, a badly deteriorated Al-Vista Panoramic Camera with lens, and an unidentified large format wooden camera attachment stamped "TRUEMAN'S PATENT / OCT 20 1896 / 569,895" and having celluloid nameplate reading "The Anthony & Scovill Co. / New York and Chicago". Various makers. Mostly late 19th/early 20th century. 29" LOA.
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Condition

Reflectors and Trueman's patent back in good condition but incomplete; otherwise poor condition overall with most mechanical components inoperable, leather badly cracked and peeling, paint losses, etc.

Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA to benefit collections care, preservation, and future acquisitions.