Classified and illustrated price-list and catalogue of photographic lenses, cameras, apparatus, and materials : made, imported and sold wholesale and retail by James WQueen & Co . eir instrumentality in a manner which is perfectly simple—in fact, it requires no skill other than to get within the rangeof focus of the unsuspecting victim. As the party, whether man,woman, or child, is not aware that anything unusual is trans-piring, the expression of the countenance and the pose are notarranged with reference to their appearance in a picture. A quickworking lens is hidden in the camera, and also
Classified and illustrated price-list and catalogue of photographic lenses, cameras, apparatus, and materials : made, imported and sold wholesale and retail by James WQueen & Co . eir instrumentality in a manner which is perfectly simple—in fact, it requires no skill other than to get within the rangeof focus of the unsuspecting victim. As the party, whether man,woman, or child, is not aware that anything unusual is trans-piring, the expression of the countenance and the pose are notarranged with reference to their appearance in a picture. A quickworking lens is hidden in the camera, and also a few pressing on a spring the whole operation of exposure is completed. It followed naturally upon the introduction of the roll-holder thatit should be applied to the Peerless Detective Camera, and this hasbeen done in a manner that displays the greatest ingenuity. Insteadof three double dry-plate holders, but one will accompany the roll*holder. James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia. 53 Many amateurs have declared that the pleasure of picture-taking«vas not fully revealed to them until they had procured and tried one $f the Peerless Detective XT p-400. Peerles* Roll-Holder Detective Camera, for inch pictures, with Francais Rapid Rectilinear Lens, P5oo p-401. Peerless Roll-Holder Detective Camera, for 4x5-inch pictures, with Francais Rapid Rectilinear Lens, . 75 00 p-402. Peerless Detective Camera, for 3^x4^-inch pictures,with Francais Rapid Rectilinear Lens, threedouble dry-plate holders, and case, with room forsix double holders, 5° 00 p-403. Peerless Detective Camera, for 4x5-inch pictures, withFrancais Rapid Rectilinear Lens, three doubledry-plate holders, and case, with room for sixdouble holders, .• 6000 p-404. Peerless Detective Camera, for 3^x4^-inch pictures,with three double dry-plate holders and case, withroom for six double holders. No lens, . 30 00 p-405. Peerless Detective Camera, for 4X5-inch pictures,with three double dry-
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