Thornton-Pickard | Royal Ruby | English | Half Plate
ENGLISH FIELD CAMERA. c1900. The most expensive camera in the Thornton-Pickard range, the 'Royal Ruby' was considered the best camera available, anywhere, at the time it was being made, so you don't need to be a genius to understand why there are far fewer of this model in existence than there are the middle and lower priced models from the same maker. This is the half plate version of the 10 X 8 'Royal Ruby' studio camera I also have (q.v. 0072), and it is made to exactly the same high standards.
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