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Lot 101
Sale 6431 - American Historical Ephemera & Early Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2025
Lots Close
Nov 24, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$200 -
400
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$244
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Lot Description
[OPTICAL DEVICES]. Camera Lucida or "Chambre Claire Universelle", ca 1900.
Brass instrument for correct perspective drawing as used by aeronautical and geographic departments of the military, museums, scientists and artists, marked, "Chambre Claire Universelle...Made in France...The A. Lietz Company San Francisco - Oakland - Los Angeles." Housed in original wood case, 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
[With:] Printed diagram of the Camera Lucida from the Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 x 7 1/2 in.
The Robert W. Lisle History of Photography Collection
This lot is located in Cincinnati.