Antique cameras bring about a way of nostalgia like nothing else. From the portrait plates and floor standing cameras of the Old West to the first pocket cameras of the 1920’s, antique cameras are as much fun to collect and show as they’re to shoot film with. The evolution of the camera carries us along [...]

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Even before the first 19th century cameras were produced, wood was used for their predecessor, the camera obscura, to keep the interior completely dark. Early antique wood cameras (also incorporating brass and leather elements) are principally box models, but even include read cameras plus American red bellows folding (self-casing) cameras. Collectible manufacturer names come with [...]

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