Improvements in and connected with Photographic Cameras.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th July, 1891-Accepted. 15th Aug.
1801
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Photographic Cameras.
I ALGERNON BROOKER of 524 Robertson Street, Hastings in the County of
Sussex, Chemist and Photographic Apparatus Dealer do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists in improvements in cameras, or of external boxes to hold
cameras, by dividing the camera, or external box holding the camera, into three
transverse sections A, (CD) and F. The sections so divided are to be so put
together by pull-off hinges K, or other suitable fittings, that the front (F) and
back (A) portions may be either closed, to form a box-shaped hand-camera, swung
open to allow of the use of a short focus lens, or immediately taken off altogether
so that the middle portion C D may be used alone without the two end
portions.
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The back portion, in this manner, may be slipped off, if the camera is required
for daylight enlarging purposes, or should it be required to use a roll holder or
more bulky dark slide, than is usual for carrying the dry plates or films used.
A metal, vulcanite or other suitable door is fitted to cover the slit where;
the dark slide is put in to lessen the risk of fogging sensitive plates after the
shutter of the dark slide has been withdrawn ready for exposure.
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A hole H of any suitable shape is made in the back to look through when
focussing thus forming a dark chamber rendering a photographic dark cloth
unnecessary.
Dated this Fourth day of February 1891.
ALGERNON BROOKER,
524, Robertson Street, Hastings, Sussex.
(COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Photographic Cameras.
I, ALGERNON BROOKER, of 52ª Robertson Street Hastings in the County of
Sussex, Chemist and Photographic Apparatus Dealer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement-the drawings are those
left with the Provisional Specification :-
This invention consists in improvements in cameras, or of external boxes to hold
cameras, by dividing the camera or external box holding the camera into three
transverse sections A, C D, and F. The sections so divided are to be so put
together by pull-off hinges K or other suitable fittings that the front portion F and
the back portion A may be either closed to form a box shaped hand-camera or the
front portion F may be swung open or immediately slipped off altogether to allow
of the use of a short focus lens, or the back portion A may be swung open or
immediately taken off altogether should the camera be required to be used for
daylight enlarging purposes or should it be required to be used with a roll-holder
or more bulky dark slide than will pass in the slit or opening covered by the
door E.
The back portion A and the front portion F may also be both immediately
taken off altogether so that the middle portion (C. D) may be used alone without
the two end portions.
A metal, vulcanite or other suitable door E is fitted to cover the slit or opening
where the dark slide is put in, to lessen the risk of fogging sensitive plates or films

page_text: after the shutter of the dark slide has been withdrawn, ready for exposure of the
plate.
A hole H of any suitable shape is made in the back to look through, when
focussing, thus forming a dark chamber and rendering a dark cloth unnecessary the
hole H being also covered by a door opening outwards and hinged on the top or
upper side by a stiff-working hinge so that the door remains fixed in a horizontal
position at right angles with the back of the camera forming a sky-shade and.
rendering the above mentioned dark chamber still darker.
A similar hole is also made in the front of the front portion (F) for light to pass
into the lens the hole being also provided with a door hinged on the upper side
with a stiff working hinge so that the door opens outwards & upwards remaining,
if desired, in a position at any suitable angle with the front of the camera so as to
form a sky-shade for the lens.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is--
(1) The division of photographic cameras, and of boxes or cases holding cameras,
into three or more transverse sections by means of pull-off hinges or other suitable
fittings so that any or every section may be swung sideways, upwards or downwards
or immediately slipped off at will, substantially as hereinbefore described.
(2) The use of a metal, vulcanite, or other suitable door to cover slit or opening
where the dark slide is put in, substantially as hereinbefore described and
represented in drawing at E.
(3) The use of a door, covering the hole in the front of a camera or of a box
containing a camera through which the lens is exposed, provided that the door is
hinged with a stiff-working hinge at the top and opens outwards and upwards
so as to form a sky shade for the lens substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Eighth day of July-1891.
ALGERNON BROOKER,
524, Robertson Street, Hastings.