Photographic Dealers in Edinburgh

Photogrpahic Dealers

AH Baird

AH Baird was based at 15 Lothian Street.

A report of items he exhibited at the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom, held in Edinburgh in 1892 appeared in Amateur Photographer:

"AH Baird, of 15, Lothian Street, EDINBURGH makes a special show of the Lothian universal plummet, a giant model of this demonstrating its action; the Lothian hand-camera; combined lantern slide masks and binders, etc.; the Todd-Forrest magnesium flash-lamp, and Mr F Dundas Todd's picture of "The Village Smithy" which won our Silver Medal, taken by the same.

A magnificent photo-micrographic camera 10 ft. long, specially made for the Photographic Company of St Bernard's Row, Edinburgh is also on view."

[Amateur Photographer: 22 Jul 1892]

Also in 1892, a correspondent wrote an account of photography in Edinburgh in The Photographic Journal. [The Photographic Journal, 1 April 1892, p.105]

He ended his article saying:

"The dealers are dull, but several have spring novelties in hand. The Todd-Forrest flasher came late but has sold in immense numbers

Energetic Mr Baird, Lothian Street, will try to take the lead this season,"

The Practical Photographer listed AH Baird's exhibits at the 1892 Photographic Convention of the UK as being:

- the Todd- Forrest flash lamp

- the "Lothian" plummet

- a useful combined mask and binder for lantern slides