4955. Thornton Pickard 'Ruby' Field Camera

half plate (6 1/2 x 4 3/4'(16.5 x 12cm)) in dark mahogany and brass, with tapered, square cornered, leather bellows, inset plate ; 'Patent Thornton Pickard Ruby Camera' together with brass barrelled Thornton Pickard Rapid Aplanat lens Rising front (bellows and front wide enough for stereo lenses) Double extension by rack and pinion. T.P. reversing spring back and two matching double dark slides. Turntable ring in base professionally replaced with a single screw tripod mount. all excellent, the brass mostly having the original lacquer. Note: bellows not light tight but fine for display.

5050. Butcher's National Pattern Field Camera

half plate field tapered bellows camera in mahogany, extensively brass mounted, double extension & reversing back, rising front. Handsome in entirely original finish. Brass barrel rapid rectilinear f8 lens, turntable adapter to single screw tripod fitting suitable for modern tripods. Bellows pristine, probably replaced. With one double dark slide. Extra third party dark slides at £10 each.

5052. Half Plate British mahogany field camera

A good British half plate tapered leather bellows, double extension camera with a brass barrelled f8 Rapid Rectilinear type lens with diaphragm to f64 on a rising front. Very good condition, original finish with some dark spots to lacquer. One double dark slide.

5110. Field camera: Cole's Patent

A fine, 1/2 plate field camera with Cole's patented tambour front to give maximum rise and fall of the lens by rack and pinion while allowing a very compact design. In mahogany with brass metalwork and lens with wheel of stops and engraved 'Panoramic, sold by Fred V. A. Lloyd Late Newton & Co. Liverpool'. Double racked rear extension, original lacquer with some darkening on the brass as illustrated. James Cole took out patent No. 5374 on Mar. 14th 1894 for the flexible Rising & Falling front. Slight wear on bellows corners else generally excellent. One double dark slide.