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Lot 143
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
$671
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Lot Description
[CAMERAS]. Wonder Automatic Cannon Photo Button Machine.
Wonder Automatic Cannon Photo Button Machine manufactured by the Chicago Ferrotype Co., Chicago, IL, ca 1910s-1920s. An unusual street camera comprised of metal, used for taking and developing 1 in. dia. button photographs. Size 13 1/2 x 9 x 4 1/2 in. (occasional spotting throughout). With rare sleeve of tintype buttons and modern reprint of a period advertisement for the Wonder Automatic Cannon Photo Button Machine.
The Robert W. Lisle History of Photography Collection
This lot is located in Cincinnati.