Dr. Harold Edgerton's circa 1940 Keystone F8 Aircraft Camera, measuring approximately 13.5 x 14 x 13.5, bearing a Keystone label on the side identifying it as: "Camera, Aircraft - Type F8, Focal Length - 15 Inches, Contract No. N-288-S10913, Serial No. 430." In very good to fine condition (working condition unknown). Provenance: The Naylor Collection, Guernsey's, 2007. Noted camera collector Jack Naylor had a decades-long friendship with Dr. Edgerton, a pioneer in the development of flash photography. Edgerton's most famous photograph is that of a bullet piercing an apple. Naylor's collection featured a number of items gifted to him by Dr. Edgerton, including a variety of photographic equipment attributed to Edgerton's ownership. Also includes an Abrams Intervalometer (Type B-7), a timing device for aerial cameras, which is not attributed to Edgerton.
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