What is it?

Photographers Comments
This has come from an advertisement out of a photographic book, and Im guessing here...... approximately 1890

And Ist clue it is not a light meter.

Think hard!

anything to do with depth of field.. Measuring the difference between distances or textures etc

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I'm guessing this has something to do with Topography. This is an accurate study of the land surface, which includes distance, formation sea level ect. So i assume it is a very early portable topography instrument.

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Regards....Phil

If it moves shoot it. If it doesn't move, still shoot it.

TOP answer Phil..lol i havent got a clue and never heard of topography apart from being drunk and tryin to tell someone what i do for living..

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LOL Andy. Now days you may see a couple of idiots in yellow jackets on the side of the road or at new building/construction sites. One with a gadget which looks like a huge camera on a yellow tri-pod and the second with a large pole he stands upright at a distance away. This is checking the lay of the land and is a form of topography.

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If it moves shoot it. If it doesn't move, still shoot it.

Is it a device for measuring something to do with the eyes corneas????

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Used to see the projection of an image ?

Well Phil is very close indeed! Even tho I have never heard of Topography myself....(better look it up)
And Nik is quite warm as well.
Remember this was been taken from a photographic journal, and is an aid to photography. Well thats what I thought at least........ But after Phil's comment I'm scratching my head..?
Maybe we'll all have a talk on it later.
Please remember also, at this time, that wages were only 10 shillings a week as well.

I think that you will have it by the second try.

Thanks for trying

I think it is a range finder. To find the distance to the subject. Mind you, at 2 1/2 pounds I don't think I would be bush walking with it.

Cheers Rex

Spot on Rex............The part that made me laugh though........was it's a one man range finder.


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Good for you Rex,