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  1. Yes, Brian May resurrected the London Stereoscopic Company and amongst other activities they sell various stereoscopic slides and viewers. There is a link to the website in Sandy's reply above, and I think I saw links to quite a few interviews when I looked at the Queen website too.
  2. Interesting suggestion! It may be a few days before I get a chance to look at the recess etc.
  3. Oh, and the two screwheads are used to secure the plateholder.
  4. Thanks, interesting additional notes there. Looking into your kind of camera has led me to discover that TP sometimes did not add their labels to cameras made for other brands to sell. And allegedly on these cameras there would be a serial number on the shutter mechanism, hidden behind the casing I say allegedly because I've also been told that there would not be any serial numbers, just the reference number for different components. I also looked again at the photos (since I don't have the camera with me at the moment, and realised that there could be a wire composing frame to pull up at the top of the rising front.
  5. Thanks Sandy. Brian May was on the radio recently about it too. The company changed a bit over the years, I think by the time of this camera they were selling a wide range of camera equipment from various manufacturers. I suppose that there might be a LSPC specific model made by TP. As suggested to me elsewhere, at some point I may well try to email them and see if they are willing to look in their records etc.
  6. Speaking of serial numbers, I have something that might be a serial number saying 10226.
  7. Thanks for that insight Dustin, interesting that the lens is not the same age. I get the impression that press cameras were often modified. Another forum has provided this information: quarter plate Thornton Pickard All Weather Press Camera made between 1912 - 1920 approx. (Based upon details of the shutter, being a version of the Ruby). Mike
  8. Hello everyone. I have inherited what I guess is a vintage 4x5 dry plate camera, and as a fairly basic 35 mm shooter I am completely out of my depth! Can anyone please help me figure out what this lovely beast is? I've attached several photographs to illustrate. The 6 inch f4.5 Ross Xpres lens lens is fairly common and has a pretty good reputation it seems, c.1920s Information on coverage of Ross Lenses That size lens was apparently made for 4x5, hence my making the assumption on the plate size. The leather box that the camera came in says the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co. with both Regent St. and Cheapside addresses on. Box is a bit of an odd fit so I'm not convinced that it belongs to the camera. I've been told that the shutter going up to 1/1000th makes the camera a bit younger than it might be? Don't know the dates though. So, there you go. Hopefully people here enjoy a mystery as much as I do! Thanks Mike
  9. mikeuk

    Mystery camera!

    I've been shooting 35mm again for a few months now, after a break of 20ish years. And now this beast has landed in my lap! I reckon it's a dry plate camera, and the lens is apparently intended for 4x5.

    © Mike Beard (UK)

  10. In hindsight I realise that the photo would be more informative if the plates were out of the case!

    © Mike Beard (UK)

  11. © Mike Beard (UK)

  12. Shutter winder and speed settings. Don't know what the lever does. Guessing the hole is for a cable shutter release type thing.

    © Mike Beard (UK)

  13. The lens is not much of a mystery. Pre-war version I think.

    © Mike Beard (UK)

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