Gasc & Charconnet Lens with Thury & Amey Shutter
Large photographic shutter by Thury & Amey for poses and snapshots. Speeds are ajusted thanks to a wheel (friction by jaws). Around 1895. Guillotine shutter system. Arming by key. Pneumatic or simple button release. Mounted with a Arthur Laverne et Cie (ancienne maison Gasc & Charconnet) mlens, nb 101930, with a 48 mm lens diameter, around 380 mm focal length equivalent. The shutter and lens comes with seven aperture slides in a leather pouch. Dimensions 19 x 10 x 10,5 cm. No fungus, no haze, no separation, no scratches.