Contrault L'Impérator |
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Manufactured or assembled in France from (Circa) 1900 to 1901.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 1831
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Chronology of cameras Contrault
Cameras manufactured or distributed by Contrault (Paul) are essentially detective cameras.
Their presentation in old magazines or catalogs is not always accompanied by the brand name. but the engravings on the cameras show the brand P.C. Paris (For Paul Contrault) or Victorius, which corresponds to a trademark registered by Contrault on January 3, 1901, for photographic cameras and products.
non-exhaustive | Covering | Shutter | Diaph. | Lens | Size | Viewfinder | Plates | Price (1900) |
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L'Algérien | ![]() |
Canvas | P. I | 4.5 x 6 | 1 | 6 | 4.25 | ||
12 | 5.25 | ||||||||
L'Amiral | ![]() |
Morocco leather | Variable speeds | Iris | Achroma- tique |
6.5 x 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
9 x 12 | 12 | 30 | |||||||
L'Imperator | ![]() |
Variable speeds | Iris | Rectiligne | 9 x 12 | 2 | 12 | 78 | |
Le Calypso | ![]() |
Morocco leather | Variable speeds | Iris | Achroma- tique |
9 x 12 | 2 | 12 | 43 |
Le César | ![]() |
Iris | Rectiligne | 9 x 12 | 2 | 12 | 65 | ||
Le Mousquetaire | ![]() |
Pegamoïd | Iris | 6.5 x 9 | 2 | 6 | 12.50 | ||
12 | 16.85 | ||||||||
9 x 12 | 6 | 22.50 | |||||||
12 | 24.60 | ||||||||
Le Natal | ![]() |
Morocco leather | Variable speeds | Double périscopique | 9 x 12 | 2 | 12 | 55 | |
Le Pharaon | ![]() |
6.5 x 9 | 2 | 6 | 6.25 | ||||
12 | 14.00 | ||||||||
9 x 12 | 6 | 17.00 | |||||||
12 | 19.00 | ||||||||
Le Picador 1 | ![]() |
Pegamoïd | Iris | 6.5 x 9 | 2 | 6 | 12.50 | ||
12 | 16.85 | ||||||||
9 x 12 | 6 | 22.50 | |||||||
12 | 24.60 | ||||||||
Le Roméo | ![]() |
Skin | Iris | Achroma- tique |
6.5 x 9 | 2 | 6 | 17.50 | |
12 | 22.50 | ||||||||
Le Witness | ![]() |
Fine canvas | 6.5 x 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.90 | |||
Le Zoulou 2 | ![]() |
Yellow chamois | 4 x 4 | 1 | 6 | 3.25 | |||
Le Mephisto | |||||||||
Le Nautilus | 6.5 x 9 | 6 | |||||||
12 | |||||||||
9 x 12 | 6 | ||||||||
12 |
1 Contrault registered the trademark El Picador on November 21, 1899, and this is indeed the name that appears on the side of the camera.
2 Contrault registered the trademark Le Zoulou on November 25, 1899.
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L'identification de cet exemplaire n'a été possible que par ressemblance avec la gravure de la publicité , puisque sur l'appreil lui-même, il n'y a aucune inscription.
![Contrault L'Impérator](../../Contrault/images/Imperator.jpg)
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