An Evocative Early 20thC British Army Tripod Plate Camera sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Sulfuric acid was known to

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Origin: Persia/Iran

An Evocative Early 20thC British Army Tripod Plate Camera sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Sulfuric acid was known toOrigin: British Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 1935 Height: 50 inches (the whole) or 42 (the tripod) The Camera: 8 inches (w) x 11 inches (d) x 8 inches (h) (in compact form) The Dallmeyer Pentac lens marked with crows foot symbol, having a rack and pinion focus adjustment, speed adjuster and Rada roll film back conversion from plate to film, mounted on a substantial oak and lacquered steel tripod with various