531 - Ferrotype camera "Le Forain C Automatique" Eugène Faller Par…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000

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Ferrotype camera "Le Forain C Automatique" Eugène Faller Paris, circa 1895, and the Forain A. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: Le Forain C Automatique. Ferrotype camera. Eugène Faller in Paris. Circa 1895. Format 36 x 42 mm. Petzval type lens. - the Forain A. presented with its tanks for the traditional method of ferrotyping in three operations. - The House of Faller, which specialises in the manufacture and sale of ferrotyping apparatus, has come up with a major innovation: the Forain C Automatique. Previously, tintyping required the use of two baths: a developing bath and a fixing bath. Eugène Faller modified his equipment to adapt to a new formula that used just one bath, and the Forain now had just one tank. This unique and miraculous bath was called Fixo révélateur Emilios (...). Visuals and texts " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, pp. 54-55. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance : Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Ferrotype camera. Tintype camera.

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Auction time 06/08/2026 at 9:30 AM

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531 - Ferrotype camera "Le Forain C Automatique" Eugène Faller Par… See original version (French)

531 - Ferrotype camera "Le Forain C Automatique" Eugène Faller Par…
See original version (French)