Dallmeyer (J.H.) Schiebekastenkamera (Sliding box, wet plate)

{"overview":"The J.H. Dallmeyer Schiebekastenkamera is a sliding-box wet-plate camera dating from the early decades of photography, when collodion negatives were exposed in the field on freshly coated glass plates. With only a small number of recorded sales, what one of these cameras is worth today is highly lot-specific, and a clean, complete outfit will sell for a substantial multiple of a tired or incomplete one.","buying_guide":"Inspect the wooden box joints and sliding mechanism for shrinkage, splits and warping that would prevent light-tight focusing, and check that the original brass-mount Dallmeyer lens is present, as separated bodies and lenses sell for far less than complete outfits.

Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.