Rare 1860's Horne & Thornthwaite Triple Lens Stereo Wet Plate Camera

It features a sliding baffle within the front standard, which blocks the mono lens and opens the stereo lenses when locked in the up position, or blocks the stereo lenses and opens the mono lens in the down position. It also provides a novel way for storing the ground glass and a double plate holder within the camera while traveling, in which the ground glass fits into a slot hidden under a skinny hinged panel just ahead of the focal plane so that the plate holder can slip into the normal focal plane slot. When not in use, the optics for the two stereo lenses are protected in receptacles in the back of the camera, as well as the three waterhouse aperture stops for the mono lens. Everything is there and in its proper place, except for the internal septum for doing stereo work, a part that could be easily replicated if wanted. It comes with the one original double plate holder, which is complete and cosmetically very nice, but would require some minor refurbishing if there was any desire to use it.

Overall an extraordinary opportunity, seriously once in a lifetime, for the major classic camera collectors and historians out there. Thanks for looking, and never forget, antique wood and brass and red bellows cameras and brass lenses rock! The item "Rare 1860's Horne & Thornthwaite TRIPLE LENS STEREO wet plate camera" is in sale since Sunday, March 15, 2020. This item is in the category "Cameras & Photo\Vintage Movie & Photography\Vintage Cameras\Folding Cameras".