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This fabulous "Challenge" stereo roll film camera was manufactured by the renown makers "Lizars" of Glasgow. It is in "as found" condition. The J. Lizars company was founded in 1830 by the optician John Lizars (1810-1879) in Glasgow, Scotland. Its stereo viewers and Challenge cameras were particularly innovative, Matthew Ballantine took over the running of the company in 1882, expansion into photographic items probably date from this time and manufacture of cameras probably started around 1896. In 1913 it had branch offices in Edinburgh, Paisley, Greenock, Aberdeen, Liverpool and Belfast. The ... |
