Bland & Long Catalogue  -  1856

Completes set of Apparatus

Paper Processes

Set No.1
(the cheapest)

Complete set of Photographic Apparatus, for taking pictures by the Calotype or waxed-paper process, 6 by 5 inches consisting of:

-   Mahogany camera

-   Fitted with single achromatic lens, 1.75 inches diameter, mounted in brass front.

-   Single dark slide for prepared paper

-   Porcelain dish

-   Preparing board

-   Glass rod

-   Reversing frame

-   1 quire of photographic paper

-   1 quire of bibulous ditto

-   Set of scales and weights

-   1 oz measure

-   minim ditto

-   Tripod stand

And all the necessary chemicals, &c., in stoppered bottles;

the whole packed in case with lock and key.

£5  5s  0d

Set No.6 
(the most expensive)

Portable Photographic Apparatus, consisting of:

-   Folding camera of best construction

-   Ground focusing glass

-   1 Double back for prepared paper, 11 by 9 inches

-   fitted with single achromatic view lens, 3 inches diameter, mounted in brass front with rackwork adjustment,

-   Sliding front to Camera for adjusting proportion of foreground and sky

-   Tripod stand for supporting the camera

-   2 Porcelain pans for washing paper

-   Preparing board

-   2 Glass rods

-   Glass graduated measures

-   Glass Funnels

-   Reversing or printing frame

-   3 quires of photographic paper

-   3 quires of albumenised ditto

-   3 quires of bibulous ditto

-   Set of scales and weights with glass pans

With a full supply of chemicals for the calotype or waxed-paper process;  the camera and lens packed in leather sling case, for convenience of carriage;  the chemicals and other apparatus in strong case with lock and key.

£22  10s  0d

1856 -  Individual Items:     Catalogue     Cameras + Lenses      Apparatus      Chemicals

1856 - Completes sets:    Paper Process     Collodions + Paper    Daguerreotype

1856 - Chemicals:           Calotype        Collodion + Albumen       Daguerreotype