Workshop Photographic Chamber on Tripod Stand

Sauret wooden photographic chamber. Objective balbreck elder n°4 paris extra fast series a. Oak tripod legs adjustable by crank and rack and pinion. Height 150cm. Late nineteenth. The sauret photographic chamber. Referenced with the sfp (société française de photographie) as a camera manufacturer in paris, its metal plate indicates the address of 33 rue de la pépinière. Its devices are rare and this manufacturer is known for the quality of these rooms. Beautiful room with its tripod foot, it is very decorative. And in addition... The balbreck lens. The house "balbreck" was founded in 1854 and specializes in astronomical, geodesy, topography and optical instruments. Then she became "balbreck ainé paris" by specializing in optics. She then won many distinctions in france and abroad in various international exhibitions: gold medal paris 1878 and melbourne 1880, grand diplôme d'honneur amsterdam 1883... Maximilien balbreck is named knight of the legion of honor on the proposal of the minister of commerce. And his company enjoys an international reputation. The extra fast n°4 lens is a portrait lens.

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