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Duchatellier Chambre 18 x 24 |
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Manufactured or assembled in France from (Before) 1896 to (Circa) 1910.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 14451
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Chronology of cameras Duchatellier
Léon Blaise Duchatellier, the son of a weaver, was born on February 4, 1832, in Anet, Eure-et-Loir, France. Documents indicate that in 1866, in Dreux, he worked as a carpenter. By 1891, he was active as a cabinetmaker at 70 Rue des Rigoles in Paris, where he also resided. In 1896, he is listed on the marriage certificate of his eldest son, Léon Auguste (1866-1909), as a manufacturer of photographic equipment at the same address.
Around the beginning of the 1900s, Duchatellier is mentioned as a camera manufacturer. By 1905, his second son, Auguste (1869-1923), who was also a cabinetmaker, began working with him. In the 1905 and 1907 editions of the "Annuaire-Almanach du Commerce, de l'Industrie, de la Magistrature et de l'Administration," they are listed as "Duchatellier Father and Son, camera manufacturers of all systems, work based on plans."
In 1910, Léon Blaise Duchatellier's name is no longer mentioned, but there is still a business at the same address, specializing in automobile cabinetry at 64 Rue des Rigoles, operating as a wine merchant at 70 Rue des Rigoles, and supplying cinematographs at 76 Rue des Rigoles. There is no longer any mention of camera construction. The change in activity and the absence of the "Father" designation may indicate Léon Blaise's passing.
Léon Blaise Duchatellier collaborated with Clément Maurice in the late 19th century. Stereoscopic and non-stereoscopic cameras bearing the name "Clément Maurice & Duchatellier" still exist today (source: Dossier collector N°15 by Jean Loup Princelle).
It is also known that in May 1896, Felix Arnaudin commissioned Duchatellier to build a 13 x 18 cm walnut veneer camera with three double curtain holders (source: Wikipedia). The artisanal nature of their construction explains the scarcity of surviving examples.
Duchatellier's cameras are characterized by their high-quality construction and advanced technical specifications for their time.
It's important to note that Léon Blaise Duchatellier is not related to Henri Charles Duchatellier, the creator of the Gallus brand.
(from Michel d'Arlhac, iconos du Limousin)
Cette chambre Duchatellier au format 18 cm x 24 cm est très bien construite. D'un bel acajou, avec un soufflet en toile, elle ressemble à certaines productions Mackenstein.
En position dépliée, elle est très rigide car en plus de la classique barre de renfort sur le côté gauche, elle a une molette en bas et à droite de la façade qui se visse dans la partie horizontale. L'autre molette, quant à elle, permet le blocage du décentrement vertical. Il n’y a, par contre, aucun décentrement horizontal.
Le corps arrière peut prendre trois positions différentes en fonction de la focale de l'objectif utilisé grâce aux traditionnels petits ergots. La mise au point et l’extension maximale s’obtiennent en utilisant la molette à l’arrière droite ou gauche qui actionne une crémaillère. Une autre molette sert de blocage de position.
La partie arrière offre aussi la possibilité de bascules verticales et horizontales, soit en dévissant les deux vis sur le dessus soit en tirant une molette sur le côté droit de la chambre.
On trouve sur la base un niveau à bulle.
La mise en place des châssis s’effectue en soulevant le cadre dépoli qui est monté sur deux charnières. La position du châssis peut être verticale ou horizontale grâce au soufflet pivotant.
L’objectif est un Darlot N° 3 Hémisphérique Rapid. L’obturateur est un Londe & Dessoudeix.
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