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A Camera Inspired by Samuel Colt

Published on , by Claire Papon
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This camera inspired by the pistol of the American Samuel Colt was patented by an Englishman, Mr. Thompson, and manufactured in around 1862 by a Parisian chemist who belonged to the Société Française de Photographie.

  A Camera Inspired by Samuel Colt
 
Though a smile is essential, there's no need to put your hands up…This camera might look alarming but is quite harmless. You arm the shutter release, aim and shoot…
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