Item is a folding field camera for exposures on 8x10 plates, manufactured by the Rochester Optical and Camera Company. Wood camera with red bellows and brass hardware. Created for advanced amateur and professional photographers, the back was reversible to allow the photographer to photograph in both landscape and portrait orientations and had adjustable tilt to account for distortion. Includes a Ross f8-64 lens.

Item is a luxury wood and brass, self casing folding plate camera with red bellows. Front plate has full tilt, shift and swivel capabilities. Equipped with a 10 1/4 in F 11 Ross lens. Serial # 90191.

Series contains cameras designed for children or created and distributed as marketing materials for different corporations. These cameras became most popular after the advent of film cartridges, as this greatly simplified the handling and lowered the cost. These cameras are predominantly inexpensive and simply designed, without features that allow the photographer to change aperture or shutter speed.

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Series contains cameras designed to be disposable. Usually simple, point and shoot cameras made of plastic cases with cardboard housings, these cameras were sold pre-loaded with film and returned to the photofinisher in tact for development. The plastic bodies were often returned to the manufacturer and re-used, with film and housing. Cameras such as this were marketed for travel, weddings, underwater or other situations where a more expensive camera may get damaged. They were available in different film speeds and some models included a flash.

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Series contains cameras designed for use with standard 35mm (135 format) film. This became the most popular film and camera format, both among professionals and amateurs. Sturdy and multi-functional, with interchangeable lenses, these cameras found their way into civil wars, riots, and natural disasters around the necks of daring photojournalists as well as in homes and on vacation with advanced amateurs and photo-enthusiasts. Once exposed, the film was wound conveniently back into light-tight metal canisters that would protect the film until it could be developed.

For 35mm cameras marketed specifically to amateur photographers, see items in the Point-and-Shoot series.

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Series contains cameras designed with two identical lenses, mounted one above the other, for composition and the other for exposure. The twin-lens design allows the photographer a continuous view of the subject while photographing, as the 45 degree angled mirror is mounted to the viewing lens only and therefore does not have to list out of the way during exposure, as in single lens reflex designs. Most designs used a waist level viewfinder with a ground glass.

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Series contains single lens reflex, or simply reflex, cameras. This deign used a mirror at a 45 degree angle to allow the photographer to look through the lens when composing the photograph, therefore seeing exactly what will appear on the film. Brilliant and sports style viewfinders only alllowed an approximation of the image alignment.

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Items in this series are photographic devices designed to be inconspicuous, intended for photographers to make candid exposures without the subject being aware. The first detective cameras appeared with the production of commercially available dry plates and designs were simple box camera style constructions. These were, in fact, very similar to standard cameras of the time, but were smaller, handheld and able to make exposures relatively quickly. As smaller, flexible film materials became available, these cameras began to be produced disguised as objects such as pocket watches, ties, books, hats, pens and walking sticks.

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Series contains simple, snapshot cameras designed for mass public consumption, taking advantage of the new flexible roll film that was developed in 1883. The box camera was a logical follow up from the original simple camera obscuras, often having only one shutter speed, simple lenses with minimal f-stop capabilities and manual winds.

The trend arguably began with George Eastman's in 1888 with the first, amateur, handheld camera, "The Kodak", which came pre-loaded with 100 exposures. After exposure, the entire outfit was returned to the Eastman Kodak company, where the film was developed, prints made and sent back to the customer with the camera, now re-loaded with more film.

Many millions of similar cameras were sold, both high and low end, manufactured by different companies and eventually developing into the modern point-and-shoot camera.

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This series contains cameras designed for use with commercially manufactured dry plate negatives. Produced between about 1880 and 1900, these cameras began to be marketed to amateur photographers due to the relative ease of using dry plates. Exposure times shortened, necessitating faster shutters, within the lens or camera. The equipment also became more compact, allowing for hand-held photographs.

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Item consists of 9 screw mount magnesium flash bulbs of various sized and manufacture.

Item consists of 10 No. 0 Class M (medium peak) Superflash screw mount flash bulbs manufactured by Sylvania Electric Products Inc. The bulb created 20,000 Lumen per second at 3,800 degrees K.

Item consists of 6 No. 22 magnesium flash bulbs.

Item is an Ansco Cadet 127 roll film camera with flash unit. The design of this camera was made to compete with the Kodak Brownie Star series, including similar three-point flash contacts. The camera features an Anscar Lens and a dial to switch between black and white and colour. The body is black plastic.

Item consists of a snapshot box camera for use with 120 film. The camera body is card with a red leatherette covering. The Brownie No. 2 Model F was manufactured between April 1929 and 1933, and was available in a variety of colours, including red.

Item is a cardboard stereoscopic viewer. Has instructions printed on the item for focusing and viewing. Distributed by Realist, Inc, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Patent applied for. Comes with an envelope for a coloured slide

Item is metal stereoscopic viewer. Has the name magicoal fires on the front. Has two lenses

Item is made of blue cardboard with a slit on the back for a stereoscopic slide. Gives company addresses and telephone numbers and instructions on how to use it. Patent pending at time of manufacture

Item is made of green plastic with a slit for a small stereoscopic slide. Reads "Pixie Viewer. Steven's Mfg. Co. Herman Mo."

Item is made of blue plastic with a slit for a small stereoscopic slid. Reads "Post. Stereo Viewer. Mfg. in Canada For Stori-Views USA."

Item is made of black plastic. Lens and stereoscopic image fold up from bottom plate that has two black x's on it and reads "Made in England. Design Registered." Comes with a stereograph of a woman beside some trees

Item is made of black plastic. Lens and stereoscopic image fold up from bottom plate that reads "Made in England. Design Registered." Missing backing behind images. Comes with a stereograph of a parade

Item is made of teal plastic and has a slit for a small stereoscopic slide to be placed into at the back

Item is a pair of stereoscopic glasses. Front piece appears to be plastic and glass and ear pieces are metal. Slit in front of each lenses to place a small stereoscopic slide.

Item is a wooden stereoscope viewer meant to be held. Has glass lenses and metal surrounding the lenses. Wooden circles around the lenses and metal are falling off

Item is made of burgundy plastic and has a slit for a stereoscopic slide to be placed into

Item is made of black bakelite with red buttons and knobs. It has double element glass (achromat) lenses, interocular adjustment, and a dial for focus. It takes the Realist format slide (slide outside dimensions 1-5/8 x 4 inches) and has a slit to put these slides in.

Item is a Spectra System polaroid camera with Polaroid Spectra Close-Up Stand Duplicator that holds the camera and has a box with white sides for photographing small objects.

Item is a 35 mm camera with a 4 second - 1/1000th of a second vertical shutter and interchangeable lenses with aperture priority auto-exposure. Attached lens is a 1:3.2 18mm accura/sigma.

Item is a lens for a large studio camera with a built in iris.

Item consists of a plastic body box camera with a viewfinder. The camera includes a Voigtar 7.7/7.5cm lens and a compartment for the filter and extinction meter.

Item is a 35 mm folding camera that has an accessory shoe attached. Comes with "color Skopar" F3.5/50 mm lens and a Prontor-S shutter.

File contains instruction manuals and users guides for cameras manufactured by Allimatsu Corporation.

File contains instruction manuals and users guides for Omeka cameras manufactured by Simmon Brothers Inc.

File contains instruction manuals and users guides for cameras manufactured by Ihagee, inclduing the Exacta IIa, and the Exacta Varex.

File contains manuals and users guides for Kyocera cameras.

File contains instruction manuals and users guides for cameras manufactured by Yashica, Japan.

File contains instruction manuals and users guides for cameras manufactured by Zeiss Ikon or Contax.

Items are pairs of two flashcubes, capable of emitting 8 flashes and are able to be used on all standard Polaroid flashcube cameras.

Items are Polaroid photo arrays. Each are capable of ten flashes and are to be used with Polaroid SX-70 land film

Items are Polaroid Flashbars 600, with ten flashes per bar.

Item is a flash sync adapter, with manual, in original packaging. It is designed to reverse the polarity of an external flash
unit, thereby making it compatible with the camera’s built-in flash. Compatible with Polaroid Miniportrait camera models 203/403.

Item is a Polaroid accessory kit that comes in a hinged display box. Kit includes #111 tripod mount, #112 remote shutter button, # 113 accessory holder, #120 lens shade and # 121 close-up lens flash diffuser. Compatible with non-sonar model SX-70 cameras.

Item is a Dallmeyer camera lens and usually sells for around $220. It was used for aerial reconnaissance by the British during World War II.

Item is an Acme-Light electronic flash unit and comes in a cardboard box, with instructions and an attachment. There is options for a neon lite and test, and the handle has a pistol grip design. It is compatible with Polaroid SX70, Alpha and Pronto! Cameras. Additional features include: 1/1000 Sec flash duration, daylight color temperature, a maximum distance of 12 feet and a 15 sec. recycle time.

Items are Polaroid slide mounts to be used with lantern slide projectors. Come in a cardboard box.

Item is a Poalroid photoelectric shutter, comes in a cardboard box with a carrying pouch, to be used with Polaroid camera models 95A, 95B, 100 (rollfilm), 150, 160, 700, and 800. It gives automatic exposure capabilities to the cameras and designed for use only with 3000-speed film. The #440 has a fixed aperture of f/54 and speeds ranging between 1/10 and 1/800 sec.

Item is a Polaroid twi light, comes in a cardboard box and is meant to be used with Polavision cameras. The lights automatically turn on whenever the camera is running, and switch off when the hand grip is released. Attaching the Twi-Light to a Polavision camera automatically causes a correction filter to be moved from in front of the film plane. Bulbs are soldered in place and not user-replaceable.

Item is a Polaroid bounce flash bracket adapter.

Item is a couple of Polaroid self-timers that come in a cardboard box. It is compatible with all Polaroid cameras in the 100-400 series and fits over shutter button on these cameras. The range of the timer is 5 to 15 sec.

Item is a Polaroid tele/ 1.5 lens, No. 119A. It is compatible with folding SX-70 cameras and with Sonar models it only works in Autofocus mode. Comes in a leather case and a cardboard box, with a manual.

Item is a Polaroid flashgun for AG flashbulbs. Compatible with Polaroid Swinger II Land camera.

Item is a Polaroid close-up lens for objects ranging 25-35 cm away.

Item is a Polaroid close-up lens. 660/LMS Type.

Item is a Polaroid light reducer and comes in a leather case. They are used for 3000 film outdoors.

Item is a Polaroid adapter for Type 38 color film. Offers different light/dark settings and flash options.

Item is a Polaroid adapter for Type 48 color film. Offers different light/dark settings and flash options.

Item is a Polaroid orange filter, also known as a cloud filter, to be used with black and white film only. It can be used on all roll film camera models and originally sold for $1.95. Comes in a small leather case.

Item is a Polaroid neutral density filter that comes in a plastic case. This kind of filter reduces the volume of light without affecting colour tones and allows photographers to use slow shutter speeds bringing fluidity to their photographs, making them ideal for shooting outdoors.

Item is a Polaroid cold clip that is used to help develop pictures properly in cool temperatures.

Item is a Polaroid close-up lens, with a fixed focal distance of 25 cm. Has a light lock system. Compatible with Polaroid Spectra Cameras.

Item is a Polaroid filter kit that comes in a nylon case with a manual. Has filter holder 106 and filters F107, F108, F109, F110 and F111. Compatible for Polaroid Spectra Cameras.

Item is a Polaroid filter kit that comes in a nylon case with a box and a manual. Has filter holder 106 and filters F101, F102, F103, F104 and F105. Compatible for Polaroid Spectra Cameras.

Item is a Polaroid cold clip that is used to help develop pictures properly in cool temperatures.

Item is a Polaroid close-up lens, with a fixed focal distance of 25 cm. Compatible with Polaroid Spectra Cameras.

Item is a Polaroid cold clip that is used to help develop pictures properly in cool temperatures. Comes with a Polaroid Development Spreader. Can be used with all Polaroid Color Pack Cameras.

Item is a Soligor electronic flash unit. Comes with an automatic macro sensor, an instruction manual and 3 lens options: tele, norm and wide. Features include: option to turn the sound on or off, option to do a test and charts on the back to help with capturing a photograph.

Item is a Polaroid flash unit. Comes with a diffuser, a manual and has recommended shutter settings on the back. It is compatible with a Polaroid Model 80 (Highlander) Camera.

Item is a Polaroid focused flash. Comes in original box. Item is compatible with Polaroid Land Cameras 420 to 450. Allows for manual exposure control (lighten/darken switch) as it overrides the camera settings after being attached.

Items are nine Class M (Medium Peak) sure-fire flashbulbs. They are balanced for Kodacolor and flash type color films.

Item is a Polaroid Passport camera, with a plastic body and and hand strap, that usually sells for around $30. Comes with a manual, cable and leather case. Features include: a built-in flash, 4 lenses with an aperture of f/8.0 and minimum focus distance of 4 ft. Capable of printing 2 or 4 images per sheet. Serial number is M90182B, E925 F.

Item is a Polaroid Passport camera, with a plastic body and and hand strap, that usually sells for around $30. Item comes with a leather case, manual and a registration card. There is 4 lenses, an optical viewfinder, a shutter release cable, shutter has speeds of B, 125, 60. Serial number is D46458.

Item is a Polaroid Passport camera, with a plastic body and and hand strap. Item comes with a leather case, manual and a registration card. There is 2 lenses, an optical viewfinder, a shutter release cable, shutter has speeds of 8, 16, 32. Serial number is M00399.

Item is a Polaroid Mini Portrait camera, with a plastic body and and handle and was used for taking passport photographs. Also comes with a couple manuals. The camera usually retails for around $30. It has three shutter speeds: B, 50, 100 and there are 4 Cambonar f8/125mm metal lenses. Serial number is L52783, VB52683.

Item is a Polaroid Passport camera, with a plastic body and and hand strap, that usually sells for around $200. Comes with a leather case and manual. Features include: two lenses, two focal distances 1.92 M and 1.2 M. with sonar fine focusing adjustment, f/stops from 8 to 32, electronic shutter with two speeds of 1/60 and 1/125, flash settings for 100 and 3000 ISO, and a selector switch for taking 2 different pictures or 2 identical pictures. Serial number is H90182B, E919F.

Item is a Polaroid Passport camera, with a plastic body and handle. Comes with a manual and instructions on how to prepare the validation plate. There is a focal distance of 1.2 m, f stops are 8 to 32 and electronic shutter speeds are B, 125 and 60. The camera automatically takes one picture after the other, works without batteries and there is the option of adding a flash with an x-sync cable. Serial number is A31481, EM2231A.

Item is a Polaroid digital camera, with a plastic body and hand strap, that usually sells for around $10. Item comes with a camera-to-computer cable, a Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software CD and a manual. Lens is 7 mm, f 3.0 with a focal range of 20" to infinity, there is an automatic exposyre system, an automatic self-timer, 2MB of internal memory, autoflash, flash and flash off modes and an automatic power saving mode after five minutes of inactivity. Also has a 1.8" colour LCD display with a pixel resolution of 640 x 480 and an automatic save feature. Serial number is C0012002300T.

Item is a Polaroid digital camera, with a plastic body and hand strap. Item comes with a camera-to-computer cable, a Polaroid PhotoMAX SE Image Maker Software CD and a manual. The sensor resolution is set at 0.35 Megapixels, there is an optical CMOS sensor, and the screen is 640 x 480 pixels. There is automatic exposure, an electronic shutter with speeds ranging from 1/20 sec to 1/6000 sec. The flash is built-in and electronic, effective over a range of 3.3 ft to 6 ft. The lens has an aperture of f/4.0, focusing is automatic and there is a minimum focus distance of 3.3 ft. There is 2 MB of internal storage. Also has an LCD display and an automatic save feature. Serial number is 099PS09NOO2794.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $99.95 and now usually sells for around $10. This camera is based on the original I-Zone. This camera was marketed towards younger users and as a result, was quite easy to use. It had three aperture settings, selected by a lever that pointed to a picture representing when each setting would be appropriate, be it indoors, outdoors on a sunny day, or outdoors on a cloudy day. After the photo was captured, the lever would revert to the off position to save power. There is also a built in automatic flash unit that works on an as needed basis. Lens is a 7mm single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, shutter is mechanical with a single-speed, there is 1MB flash RAM for memory, which can store a maximum of 18 pictures, and the viewfinder is optical only. Serial number is K120DC.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body. It allows for 27 exposures and can be used both indoors and outdoors as this version has a flash with the option for manual override. Camera has few manual controls, making it a snap to use. Serial number is PC6813B.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and wrist strap, that originally retailed for $22.95 and now usually sells for around $20. Item comes with a manual. This camera was marketed towards younger users and as a result, was quite easy to use. It had three aperture settings, selected by a lever that pointed to a picture representing when each setting would be appropriate, be it indoors, outdoors on a sunny day, or outdoors on a cloudy day. After the photo was captured, the lever would revert to the off position to save power. There is also a built in automatic flash unit that works on an as needed basis. Lens is a 7mm single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, shutter is mechanical with a single-speed and the viewfinder is optical only.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body, that usually retails for around $10. When in proper working order, a programmed computer chip states phrases, such as Smile and say cheese!and C`mon, look happy!There is a built-in flash, with the option to manually override it and a sound button. Serial number is P6515A.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and a wrist strap. Item has a built-in electronic flash, an autofocus system and manual exposure control through a lighten/darken switch. Serial number is 4-0220.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and a wrist strap, that usually sells for around $10. Item has a built-in electronic flash and manual exposure control through a lighten/darken switch. Serial number is 082-3.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body. Features include: a built-in autoflash, manual exposure control by a light/darken switch, a focus-free lens with red-eye reduction. Serial number is T-064-C.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body. It allows for 27 exposures and is meant to be used outdoors, as it does not have a flash. Camera has few manual controls, making it a snap to use. Serial number is PC6812B.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body. Features include: a built-in flash, manual exposure control by a light/darken switch, an autofocus lens with red-eye reduction. Serial number is T-094-C.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $19.95 and now usually sells for around $30. It is a disposable camera with an expiry date of February 2000. It is also the first single-use instant camera ever offered and the first Polaroid integral-print camera sold in the USA to not have motorized print ejection. There is a single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, an electronic shutter, a built-in electronic flash with the option to turn it in or off, a flash/daylight switch, which changes the lens aperture, and photos are exposed manually by a pull-ring on the side of the camera. Serial number is A98P33657.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $19.95 and now usually sells for around $30. It is a disposable camera with an expiry date of February 2000 and comes in the sealed original packaging. It is also the first single-use instant camera ever offered and the first Polaroid integral-print camera sold in the USA to not have motorized print ejection. There is a single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, an electronic shutter, a built-in electronic flash with the option to turn it in or off, a flash/daylight switch, which changes the lens aperture, and photos are exposed manually by a pull-ring on the side of the camera. Serial number is A98P33658.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and a neck strap. Features include: a built-in electronic flash, manual lighten/darken exposure control, and a self-timer. Lens is an autofocus single-lens reflex LR 107 mm f/12, made of 3 element plastic, and the shutter is electronic with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/180 sec. There is an automatic focus with 2 focusing zones and a minimum of 2 feet. After being taken, pictures are ejected into a see-through "storage chamber" in the back of the camera, where they can stay or removed at any time. Serial number is H3L*3562NAFA.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and a neck strap. Camera comes in a display box, with a manual, 4 sample photographs of Catherine Palace, Pushkin (30 km. south of St. Petersburg, Russia), and a single pack of Polaroid Image Film. Similar to the Captiva SLR, but this camera features a glass lens, instead of plastic. Other features include: a built-in electronic flash, manual lighten/darken exposure control, and a self-timer. Lens is an autofocus single-lens reflex LR 107 mm f/12, made of 3 element glass, and the shutter is electronic with speeds ranging from 1/4 to 1/180 sec. There is an automatic focus with 2 focusing zones and a minimum of 2 feet. After being taken, pictures are ejected into a see-through "storage chamber" in the back of the camera, where they can stay or removed at any time. Serial number is A4RXH130NDFA.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera with a plastic body, that originally retailed for $24.95 and now usually sells for around $10. Item comes in a display box with a pack of Joycam 95 film. This model was originally only sold in the Japanese market, and then was later introduced world-wide and was targeted at young adults. There is a single-element plastic lens with a fixed focus, an electronic shutter, a built-in electronic flash with the option to turn it in or off, a flash/daylight switch, which also changes the lens aperture, and photos are exposed manually by a pull-ring on the side of the camera. Serial number is 085L9E008.

Item is a Minolta instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap, that now usually sells for around $20. Similar to the Spectra Pro Camera. Features include: a self-timer, electronic flash, autofocus and manual exposure adjustment. Serial number is H0Z01GGLVD.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap, that usually sells for around $30. Camera has a Polaroid quintic 125mm f/10 3 -element plastic lens. Optional controls allow the user to adjust metric/imperial measurements, sounds, self-timer, an autofocus, flash and exposure adjustment. Serial number is K4TJME8MUHBE.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap. Item comes in a display box with a neck strap, small leather case and a manual. Cosmetic differences from the Original Spectra. Features include: a 90mm, 4-element, material unspecified lens, date/time imprint capabilities, a self-timer, infinity lock, and the usual lighten/darken control. Serial number is E4M0078XUEA.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap, that originally retailed for $219 and now usually sells for around $40. Item comes in a display box, with an attachable neck strap, a small carrying case for accessories and a manual. Features include: a self-timer, electronic flash, autofocus, sound, manual exposure adjustment, the option to time your exposure and the ability to take multiple exposures. Serial number is F0D00XJYVD.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap. Features include sonar autofocus, a built in flash and a a Polaroid quintic 125mm f/10 3 -element plastic lens. Optional controls for autofocus, flash and lighten/darken exposure are on the back. Serial number is F8Y1WVWPVC.

Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and hand strap, that usually sells for around $50. Camera is transparent on top, allowing for partial view of inner workings of camera. Features include: a 25mm f/10 3-element Quintic lens, a self-timer, an optional flash button, photos are exposed automatically, sonar autofocus, sound, a manual lighten/darken option and a remote control option. Serial number is H7E2AWQMNA.