Engraving depicting a walking stick camera. A band of film passes round the pulley (b) which is turned by a button (f). To take a picture the cap in front of the lens (q) is opened and the exposure is made by pressing the knob (p). Dated 19th Century

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Size: 3402px × 6164px
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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