Le Monobloc

Jeanneret & Cie

Paris

France

Lens:

Two, f6.3, 85 mm Hermagis Aplanastigmat lenses, iris diaphragm to f32. Serial no. 75314 .

Shutter:

Two-blade guillotine, speeds 0 - 6.

Construction:

Metal body.

Format:

Two exposures on 6 x 13 cm plates held in magazine.

Focusing:

To 2.5 metre.

Attributes:

Direct-vision (lens/lens) view-finder rear element is blue glass. View-finder has fold down mask for panoramic setting.
Spirit level. Panoramic setting.

Movements:

Rising front.

Serial Number:

6859 .

Notes:

Address: 31 Bd. Saint-Germain. Paris.

With:

Focusing screen. Two magazines for 6 plates. Two close-up lenses. Case.

To operate the magazine the dark-slide is pulled out until it catches, the exposure is made, the magazine is then drawn out under the dark-slide to which it is attached by guide rails. The top (exposed) plate is held in the camera and falls to the bottom. When the magazine is pushed back it picks up the exposed plate which is then at the bottom of the stack.

Early Photography