Gaumont Spido

Photos by AS text by Arnaud Saudax. From the collection of Arnaud Saudax. Last update 2012-02-04 par Eric Borel.

Manufactured or assembled in France from 1898 to (After) 1898.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 10954

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Traduction de Manuel M

This monocular Jumelle camera “Spido” is out of wood sheathed morocco.
This camera normally receives a magazine of twelve plates, but is equipped here with a chassis with rollers for 9 cm large film.

Vertical and horizontal off-centrings are possible. The Decaux shutter bears the indication “Congress of Paris of 1889”.

The lens “Protar Zeiss 1:6.3 F=133 Bté SGDG was manufactured by E. Krauss Paris. It bears the n° 33767.

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Information photographique de 1908

L'Illustration de 1908

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