[Photographic camera]

Travel camera for 24 x 18 cm plates. Since the early days of photography, several attempts have been made to reduce the bulk and weight of cameras and make them more portable. The solution was provided by the use of a folding leather bellows (soufflet, in French) as a support for the lens, which made it possible to reduce the dimensions of the device when it was folded. This type of camera had its…