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| Holmes, Booth & Haydens was incorporated in 1853 in Waterbury, Connecticut. Founded by Israel Holmes (1800-1874), John C. Booth (1808-1886) and brothers Henry W. Hayden and Hiram W. Hayden (b. 1820). Hiram W. Hayden was a daguerreotypist, and likely convinced the other partners to produce lenses. The company announced opening a New York office at 63 Reade Street in March 1854. They produced Daguerreotype plates, and cameras from 1/4 plate to Mammoth sizes. Unfortunately the world of photography and daguerreotypes changed quickly, and by 1857 HB&H had largely failed (Image Vol. III No. 3 March 1954), though lens production continued. In A Guide to the Whole Art of Photography (1858) it was indicated that a lens (or tube in terminology of the time) cost $75, of which HB&H were one of the choices. Research indicates a Captain A.J. Russell (USMRR) ordering a lens and camera (supposedly 14" by 11") from HB&H in New York in early 1863, probably the latest evidence of manufacture, still speculative on exact production figures. It is likely that lens for Captain A.J. Russell was not a Petzval type design, though most Holmes, Booth, & Haydens lenses were Petzval type; No. 9033 is one such example of a different design still in existence. Further research indicates the company enjoyed more success in their earlier production than the later production of lenses and cameras, so some estimated dates have been adjusted to better reflect early production (higher volume prior to 1857); short of actual company records, or patent cross references, it is difficult to precisely date these lenses. A copy of an ad from 1867 indicates that they would continue making cameras and lenses, though a later letter to one of their customers indicated they had sold their remaining New York inventory on 1 January 1869 to Richard Walzl of Baltimore. This is from an account published in 1872 in a photographic journal of the time. We could safely assume no more lenses made after that point in time. Waterhouse stops were invented near 1858, though similar devices were in use in 1857, so it is unlikely earlier lenses had those, unless they were modified later. No. 6022 is of note in this regard, using a device invented by Felix Miller and Alois Wirsching, and patented by Holmes, Booth & Haydens in 1859. It seems that most of these lenses were made to cover 1/4 plate, 1/2 plate, or Whole plate at portrait distances, though there may be several other variations, which is why approx. Focal Length is listed, instead of coverage, though that should be measured for infinity focus, and not more usual portrait distances. So far it seems that the earliest lenses had more elaborate machining, including curved barrel surfaces and angled knurling finish work. Where Original lens hood is indicated, it is very likely that straight sided lens hoods represent one half of a stereo pair of lenses, as indicated in A Manual Of Photographic Manipulation (1858), and the patenting of stereoscopes in 1853 by Jean Francois Antoine Claudet. Bell shaped curved lens hoods very likely were not used as stereo pairs. Very little information exists about these lenses, so the purpose of this list is an attempt to re-create a production history and time-line. You may contact Gordon Moat, if you own/use one of these lenses or have information to contribute to this listing. You may also remain anonymous, or provide a link to your website. Please feel free to make suggestions about this listing, or provide more historical information of that era in photography. Notes: Whole Plate - 6.5" by 8.5", 1/2 Plate - 4.5" by 5.5", 1/4 Plate - 3.25" by 4.25", 1/6 Plate 2.75" by 3.25" inches, 1/9 Plate - 2" by 2.5" |
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Serial # |
Stamped or |
Waterhouse Stops |
Modified |
Focal Length |
Name |
Website |
Notes |
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80 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and lens cap. Square base on radial drive mount. 1/6 plate or smaller? Estimated 1854 |
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268 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1854 |
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278 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1854 |
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409 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Greg Martin |
Engraving on rear edge New York and 409. Whole plate. Estimated 1854 | ||
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632 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
No |
Original flange. Estimated 1854 |
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664 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
EBAY |
1/2 plate. Original lens hood and leather cap. Estimated 1854 |
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860 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
Matthew R. Isenburg |
1/4 plate. Original lens hood. Estimated 1854 |
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878 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
7.5" |
Mike Robinson |
Lens hood,engraved J.G.Turner, Toronto March 17th 1859. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1854 |
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1131 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
Andrew Richmond |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1854 | |
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1249 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1854 |
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1277 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Original lens hood and brass lens cap. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1854 | |||
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1294 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
EBAY |
Missing one rear lens element. Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1854 | |
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1431 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
8" |
Milan Zahorcak |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1854 | |
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1475 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
4" |
Steve Wilson |
Missing radial drive. 1/6 plate. Estimated 1854 | |
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1552 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Missing radial drive. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1854 | ||
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1703 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Matt Larkin |
Original lens hood. Missing radial drive. Whole plate. Estimated 1855 | ||
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1811 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
5.3" |
Ray Morgenweck |
Partial barrel assembly, modified for stops. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1855 | |
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1868 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
1/4 plate. Rear optics group only. Estimated 1855 |
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1875 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
Gordon Moat |
Original lens hood and flange. 1/4 plate. Modern 4x5 films. Estimated 1855 |
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2072 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/6 plate. Estimated 1855 | ||
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2135 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. Mounted to partial box camera. Estimated 1855 | ||
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2508 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
11" |
Garrett Allen |
Original lens hood. 1/2 Plate. Estimated 1855 | |
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2553 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Original lens hood and brass lens cap. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1855 | |||
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2575 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1855 | |||
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2609 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
1/4 plate. Estimated 1855 | ||
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2844 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
16" |
Eric Locke |
Original flange. Whole plate. Includes Waterhouse Stops. Estimated 1855 | |
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2901 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
1/6 plate. Estimated 1855 | ||
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3025 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. Estimated 1856 | ||
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3458 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
John Sage |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1857 | ||
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3514 |
Engraved |
NOTE* |
No |
George H. Berkhofer |
Original lens hood. *Internal aperture cone, but noWaterhouse stops. Estimated 1857 | ||
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3737 |
Engraved |
Yes |
?? |
11" |
Eric Lowe |
Original flared lens hood and flange. Whole plate. Estimated 1857 | |
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3889 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
12.5" |
Ken Nelson |
Original lens hood and flange. First confirmed Waterhouse Stops.Whole plate. Estimated 1857 | |
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3937 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and brass lens cap. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1857 | ||
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4014 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
11" |
College of Optical Sciences |
Original lens hood. Missing radial drive. Whole Plate. Estimated 1857 | |
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4227 |
Engraved |
Yes |
?? |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 Plate. Estimated 1858 | ||
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4275 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
Mike Robinson |
Partial barrel assembly, missing optics. Whole plate. Estimated 1858 | ||
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4365 |
Engraved |
?? |
?? |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. Missing information, due to poor image. Estimated 1858 | ||
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4505 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
7.5" |
Eric Lowe |
Whole Plate. Straight lens hood and original flange. Estimated 1859 | |
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4628 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
1/4 Plate. Estimated 1859 | |||
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4648 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
EBAY |
1/2 Plate. Estimated 1859 | ||
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4658 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No* |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and brass lens cap. *Radial drive and barrel modifications. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1859 | ||
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4669 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
8" |
John Sage |
Original lens hood. Whole plate. Estimated 1859 | |
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4737 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
12" |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. Original flange. Whole plate. Estimated 1859 | |
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4822 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
8" |
Ray Morgenweck |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1859 | |
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4886 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
Milan Zahorcak |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1859 |
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4893 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
5.3" |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1859 | |
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4915 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
Matt Larkin |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1859 | ||
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4958 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and lens cap. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1859 | ||
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5052 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Gale Aleksander |
Original flange. Radial drive repair. Estimated 1859 | ||
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5080 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Garrett Allen |
Original lens hood and lens cap. Whole plate. Estimated 1859 | ||
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5105 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
Missing radial drive. Missing optics. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1859 | |||
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5120 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Original lens hood and brass lens cap. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1859 | |||
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5167 |
Engraved |
Ray Morgenweck |
Whole plate. Estimated 1859 | ||||
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5283 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
Original lens hood and flange. Estimated 1859 |
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5386 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
James Dieffenwierth |
Whole plate. Estimated 1859 | ||
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5586 |
Engraved |
Yes |
Yes |
EBAY |
Missing radial drive. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1860 | ||
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5623 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1860 |
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5664 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
8" |
Robert Puckett |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1860 |
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5690 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
Eric Joffrion |
1/2 plate. Estimated 1860 |
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5709 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
8.25" |
Quinn Jacobson |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1860 |
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5732 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
6.5" |
Jim Collum |
Original lens hood. Internal aperture cone.1/4 plate. Estimated 1860 |
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5802 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
Matt Larkin |
Missing radial drive. Full plate. Estimated 1860 | ||
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5890 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
7" |
Ty Guillory |
Original lens hood and flange. Missing radial drive. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1860 | |
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5977 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
6" |
EBAY |
1/4 plate. Estimated 1860 |
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6022 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
22.5" |
Original lens hood. Engraved: Patented June 7th, 1859. Estimated 1861 | ||
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6029 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
EBAY |
Attached to unmarked chamfered design box camera. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1861 | ||
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6160 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
EBAY |
Missing radial drive. Estimated 1861 | ||
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6175 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
12" |
Whole Plate. Estimated 1861 | ||
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6184 |
Engraved |
12" |
Garrett Allen |
Whole Plate. Estimated 1861 | |||
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6251 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
8" |
Igor Reznik |
Original lens hood. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1861 |
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6500 |
Engraved |
None |
No |
5.3" |
Arthur Gottschalk |
Original lens hood and brass lens cap. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1862 |
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6567 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
11.5" |
Craig Tuffin |
Original lens hood and flange. Additional later engraving on front 11.5" f4.6. Whole Plate. Estimated 1862 | |
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9033 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
15" |
Geoffrey Berliner |
Original lens hood. Similar to Ross Doublet design.11x14. Estimated 1866 | |
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10006 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
Michael Cleveland |
Original lens hood. Whole plate. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10008 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
10" |
David John Lotto |
Original lens hood and flange. Slight variation in rear optics design from other samples. Whole plate. Estimated 1867 | |
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10012 |
Engraved |
Yes |
No |
Jon Wilson |
Original lens hood and flange. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10093 |
Engraved |
Yes |
?? |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and flange. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10151 |
Stamped |
Yes |
No |
Greg Martin |
Original lens hood. 1/4 plate. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10216 |
Stamped |
Yes |
No |
10" |
Whole Plate. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10245 |
Stamped |
Yes |
Yes |
7" |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and flange. 1/2 plate. Estimated 1867 | |
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10283 |
Stamped |
Yes |
No |
12" |
EBAY |
Whole Plate. Estimated 1867 | |
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10403 |
Stamped |
Yes |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and lens cap. Whole Plate. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10468 |
Stamped |
Yes |
No |
EBAY |
Original lens hood and lens cap. Estimated 1867 | ||
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10566 |
Stamped |
Yes |
No |
9" |
Bill Boas |
Original lens hood. Whole Plate. Estimated 1867 | |
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