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Lancaster Rover

Lancaster·1891·Camera

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The Rover detective camera was made by J. Lancaster & Son of Birmingham from 1890 and was supplied in a leather case for disguise. Nicely made of polished mahogany it is fitted with a brass Lancaster lens and their Patent See Saw shutter. Twelve ¼-plates in narrow frames are held in a top section and then dropped into place by a side lever.

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