López y Gamara

9x12 cm box camera for daguerreotypes. Focusing by shifting. The lens is adjustable with a rack-and-pinion. Includes a plate with frosted glass for focusing the image and a plate for placing the daguerreotype. The process of creating and subsequently developing a daguerreotype was lengthy, complicated, and sometimes dangerous. First, the copper plate had to be prepared, polished, and emulsified wi…