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Photographic Apparatus and Chemical Preparations

1856 Catalogue

The Booklet containing the Catalogue

The booklet Practical Photography on Glass and Paper was published by Bland & Long, Opticians in 1854.  The second edition of this book was published in 1856.

Photography on Glass and Paper  - Cover of the book published in 1856 ©

Introduction to the Catalogue

The 1856 edition of this book included a 64-page catalogue of photographic apparatus and chemicals.  Messrs Bland & Long said:

"In submitting the following Catalogue of Instruments, Apparatus and Chemical Preparations used in the beautiful Art of Photography, to the notice of Amateurs and Photographers in general, would take this opportunity of stating that nearly the whole of the Apparatus therein described is manufactured on the premises under their own superintendence; thereby ensuring instruments with all the most recent improvements, and at very moderate price."

The company also had its own Glass Room for testing processes and lenses, and offered instruction to purchasers.

Below are some of the items featured in this catalogue, and prices charged.

Equipment

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long 1856  -  Lenses ©

Lenses

The cheapest:  6s 0d
1.5ins unmounted Single Achromatic Lens for taking views by Calotype or Collodion process

The most expensive: 16 Gns (=£16 16s 0d)
Mounted Compound Achromatic Lens arranged for views 12ins x 10ins and portraits 8.5ins x 6.5ins

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -   Rigid Camera ©

Rigid Cameras

The cheapest:  18s 6d
Mahogany French-polished camera, with single back for paper or glass, and ground focusing glass for pictures 6ins x 5 ins.

The most expensive: £6 0s 0d
Mahogany French-polished camera, with single back for paper or glass, and ground focusing glass for pictures 6ins x 5 ins.  -  fitted with single Achromatic lens 3ins diameter, mounted in brass sliding tube.

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Expanding Camera ©

Expanding Cameras

The cheapest:  £1 7s 6d
Mahogany French-polished camera, with single back 5ins square, with two loose frames for plates 4.25ins x 3.25ins and 3.25ins x 2.75ins.

The most expensive: £11 10s 0d
Mahogany French-polished camera, with single back 10ins square, with three loose frames for plates 8.5ins x 6.5ins, 6ins x 5ins and 5ins x 4ins, ground focusing glass &c.  Fitted with a foreign lens.

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Stereoscopic Cameras No1 and No 2. ©

No 1            No 2

Stereoscopic Cameras

No 1  Simple construction
Sliding front
£3 3s 0d

No 2  Two compound lenses, allowing both pictures to be taken at the same instant.
£5 5s 0d

No 3  Mounted on boards with parallel adjustment.  Single lens 
£6 0s 0d

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Stereoscopic Camera No 3 ©

No 3

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Double Iodine and Bromine Box ©

Iodine and Bromine Boxes

Single Iodine or Bromine
French pattern
9s 0d to £1 0s 0d

Double Iodine and Bromine
French pattern without mirrors
18s 0d to £1 7s 6d

Compound Iodine and Bromine (illustrated)
£2 5s 0d to £5 0s 0d

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Portable Dark Tent ©

Portable Dark Tent

This Portable Dark Tent for working the Collodion in the country (left) can be folded into the box (below).      £5 5s 0d

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Portable Dark Tent©

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Head Rests ©

 No 2        No 3       No 4

Head Rests

Four varieties of Head Rest were sold.

No 1   was a simple stand.   2s 6d.

No 2   (illustrated)        6s 6d

No 3   (illustrated)   £1 10s 0d

No 4   (illustrated)   £3  3s 0d

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Mercury Box ©

Mercury Boxes

Mercury boxes were used to give the mercury coating to Daguerreotype plates.

Bland & Long sold two styles of Mercury Box, each in three sizes.

Mercury Box without window (illustrated)
8s 0d,  12s 0d and 16s 0d.

Mercury Box with window
£1  1s 0d,  £1  7s 6d and £1 15s 0d

Catlaogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Stands with Levelling Screws ©

Stands with Levelling Screws

Stands with levelling screws were presumably used for coating plates.  The plate would need to be kept level in order to receive an even coating.

Prices:  3s 6d  to  7s 6d.

catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Glass Spirit Lamp ©

Glass Spirit Lamps

Glass spirit lamps were sold in several sizes, at prices of:

1s,    1s 6d,    2s,    2s 6d,    5s 0d.

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Morocco Cases and Frames ©

Morocco Cases and Frames

Morocco Cases:  10s 0d to £5 per dozen.

Morocco Frames:  7s 0d to £3 per dozen.

Chemicals

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Chemicals for the Calotype and Paper Process ©

Calotype and Paper
Processes

List of chemicals and prices for the calotype and paper processes.

Calotype  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Chemicals for the Collodion and Albumen Processes ©

Collodion and Albumen Glass Processes

List of chemicals and prices for the collodion and albumen glass processes.

Catalogue  -  Bland & Long  -  1856  -  Chemicals for the Daguerreotype Process ©

Daguerreotype
Process

List of chemicals and prices for the daguerreotype process.

Complete sets of Photographic Apparatus

The Bland & Long catalogue of 1856 ended with 7 pages of
"Estimates of Complete Sets of Photographic Apparatus."

Paper Processes Only

Collodion and Paper Processes combined

Daguerreotype Apparatus

No. 1.

£5  5  0

No. 1.

£11  10  6

No. 1.

£6  6  0

No. 2.

£6 16 6

No. 2.

£15   0  0

or

£10 10 0

No. 3.

£10 10  0

No. 3.

£16   5  0

or

£15 15  0

No. 4.

£13 13  0

No. 4.

£19 19  0

No. 2.

£23  0  0

No. 5.

£16 16  0

No. 5.

£21   0  0

No. 3.

£40  0  0

No. 6.

£22 10  0

No. 6.

£35   0  0

No. 4.

£110 0  0
   

No. 7.

£37   0 0    

To see the equipment included in some of the above sets,
please click on one of the sets underlined in the table above.

 

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A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year.   Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven.  Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes.  Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s,  some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today  -  Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes     1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh:    2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections:     1. Street views:    2. Buildings:    3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh  -  Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos.  Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

1856 -  Individual Items:     Catalogue     Cameras + Lenses      Apparatus      Chemicals

1856 - Completes sets:    Paper Process     Collodions + Paper    Daguerreotype

1856 - Chemicals:           Calotype        Collodion + Albumen       Daguerreotype

1890s -  Cameras      Apparatus

  

 

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A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year.   Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven.  Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes.  Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s,  some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today  -  Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes     1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh:    2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections:     1. Street views:    2. Buildings:    3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh  -  Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos.  Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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