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Au Bon Marché Détective 9 x 12 |
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Manufactured or assembled in France from (Before) 1903 to (After) 1903.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 20130
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Chronology of cameras Au Bon Marche
Au Bon Marché is a large department store, which became a luxury store, founded in 1838 and located on the left bank of Paris. It still exists but has been called Le Bon Marché since 1989.
In the field of photography, Au Bon Marché was a distributor, meaning that the department store sold cameras under its own brand that were manufactured by third parties without changing their specifications, but by masking the references to the manufacturer and changing the name of the model, including that of the lens. The cameras sold by Le Bon Marché don't always have a name; they often have to make do with a type (such as a view camera, detective camera) followed by a number or their format.
In the 1903 catalog, the magazine box are presented in ascending order of prices, except for the last two. These two have enough similarities to consider them as being made by the same manufacturer. Could it be due to a late catalog entry that they don't have a specific name? They are simply labeled as "Détective à double décentrement" and "Détective 9 x 12 ."
On the first one, a part of the cameracan shift vertically and horizontally, and a door allows access to the shutter to ensure its proper functioning. On the second one, there is no shift capability.
Both of these cameras were manufactured by H. Barby.
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