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Frank Pearsall's Patents
G.F.E. Pearsall. Brooklyn, NY.

Shown here are six patents given to Frank Pearsall spanning 1878 to 1908. Three of the patents apply to his Compact Camera: retractable silk viewing screen, the camera, and an innovative, very thin plateholder.

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Visit the Pearsall Compact Camera page

Visit the Glass Plate Negative with Pearsall Camera​ page

Visit the Pearsall Timeline - Reference page

Go to the Ephemera page

Go to the Self-Casing Cameras page

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