Name: Robinson & Sons Luzo - 1889 - very rare! Viewfinder camera
Brand: Robinson & Sons

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Analogue Cameras Auction (1840-1900)

Magnifique Detective Box Luzo manufactured by J.Robinson & Sons, 172 Regent Street London.
Year of manufacture: 1889
Body in polished Spanish walnut, dovetail joints, brass fittings.
First English Eastman Roll-Film.
Rotary sector shutter. F-stop: f/8
Dimensions: L: 165 mm, W: 125 mm, H: 105 mm

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Construction: Polished Spanish walnut case, dovetail joints, brass fittings.
Format: 48 exposures of 7.6 x 10.2 cm on 8.6 cm wide roll film. Stated as 8.3 x 10.8 cm.
Format: 48, 3" x 4" exposures on 3 ⅜" wide roll-film. Listed as 3 ¼" x 4 ¼".
Focus: Fixed.
Features: Monocular viewfinder with mirror for chest-height use, producing an inverted image.
Film advance indicated by a counter. Perforation for frame marking. Shot counter up to 50.
Identification: Version with 6 corner pieces, case closure by hinge, film advance handle, with a cover for the shutter spring.

Magnifique Detective Box Luzo fabriqué par J.Robinson & Sons, 172 Regent Street London. 
Année de fabrication : 1889
Corps en acajou espagnol poli, assemblages à queue d'aronde, ferrures en laiton.
Premier Eastman Roll-Film anglais.
Obturateur rotatif à secteurs. Objectif f: 8
Dimensions : L : 165mm, l : 125mm, H : 105mm

Description ajoutée par Catawiki :
Construction : Boîtier en acajou espagnol poli, assemblages à queue d'aronde, ferrures en laiton. 
Format : 48 poses de 7,6 x 10,2 cm sur film en rouleau de 8,6 cm de large. Indiqué comme 8,3 x 10,8 cm. 
Format: 48, 3" x 4" exposures on 3 ⅜" wide roll-film. Listed as 3 ¼" x 4 ¼".
Mise au point : Fixe. 
Caractéristiques : Viseur mono-objectif avec miroir pour une utilisation à hauteur de poitrine, donnant une image inversée. 
Avancement du film indiqué par un compteur. Perforation pour le marquage des cadres. Compteur de vues jusqu'à 50.
Identification : Version avec 6 pièces d'angle, fermeture du boîtier par charnière, poignée d'avancement du film, avec cache pour le ressort d'obturateur. 

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Robinson & Sons, Luzo 1889, a very rare Detective Box with a polished Spanish ebony body, tested and in working order, using 48 exposures on a roll film.

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Robinson & Sons, Luzo 1889, a very rare Detective Box with a polished Spanish ebony body, tested and in working order, using 48 exposures on a roll film.

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