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Lot 105
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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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$305
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Lot Description
[CAMERAS]. Replica Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Camera Obscura made by Robert Lisle, 1979.
Replica of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello camera obscura, handcrafted in wood, size 6 in. wide x 7 1/2 in. high x 14 in. deep. Signed on underside, "R.W. Lisle, 1979." The viewing glass measures 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.
Thomas Jefferson owned at least two camera obscuras in his collection of optical instruments, and this modern replica is inspired by the example that Jefferson purchased from David Rittenhouse in 1794.
The Robert W. Lisle History of Photography Collection
This lot is located in Cincinnati.