Camera, Folding
Object number2012.24.1 a-h
Datec. 1910
OriginFrance
Mediumleather; metal; plastic; fabrics
Credit LineGift of Martha Wray
DescriptionFolding camera with black leather carrying case and six negative cases.Dimensions(a) W: 4.75 ; Depth: 2; L (open): 8(b) H: 7.25 ; W: ~7 ; Depth: ~5.5
(c-h) H: 6.25 ; W: 4.125 ; Depth: ~.125
Marks(a)
Print around lens in silver "RECTILINE AIRE RECTOR EXTRA-RAPIDE DEMARIA-LAPIERRE PARIS".
Historical NotesThis camera was used by Robert Wray, who purchased it in France during his service in WWI. According to his wife he used the camera primarily in France. At some point Wray attended DePaul and Purdue before moving to New Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He worked as a chemical engineer at Alcoa until 1963.
Related person
Robert Wray
Related institution
DePaul University
Related institution
Purdue University
Related institution
Aluminum Company of America
(1907 - 1998)
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Conley Camera Company
1918-1988
The Orvis Company, Inc.
