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Buttonhole Camera
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Buttonhole camera owned and used by Stanley C. Hanks, a Madison realtor. The Concealed Vest camera, manufactured by the Stirn brothers, was used between 1886 and 1892. C.P. Stirn's sale of these cameras revolutionized the nature of photography. The vest camera was also known as the 'spy camera,' the detective camera,' the 'shirtwaist camera' and the 'vest pocket camera.' It used a 1.75 inch glass plate film to make six round images.
circa 1880-1889
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 1
circa 1880-1889
Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest camera owned by Stanley Hanks. These six images are of young men engaged in outdoor activities.
Buttonhole Camera Negative 9
circa 1880-1889
Six circular images, of small groups of people in a variety of activities, on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera.
Buttonhole Camera Negative 17
circa 1880-1889
Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. The six images are out of focus. One is of a dog, the others are of men or women posing outdoors.
Buttonhole Camera Negative 12
circa 1880-1889
Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Five of the images are of various young women, each posing alone in front of different buildings. The sixth image...
Buttonhole Camera Negative 16
circa 1880-1889
Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Two of the six images are of dogs standing on their hind legs. The others are of men and women in casual poses.
Buttonhole Camera Negative 4
circa 1880-1889
Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. The images are of young men and women posing near a shoreline or on boats.
