Antinous Release

[BobUK]

I am reading a detective story published in 1929 by R Austin Freeman.
The central character is scoffed at for using his pocket camera, and goose neck camera support on a light tripod. Triggered with an Antinous release. Plate cameras were probably the norm for forensic work.
I have never heard of an Antinous release. The search here on Photrio reveals nothing.
Apparently an Antinous Release is a cable release. Made with various fittings for different cameras.
So now you know.
A useless piece of information unless you are into photographic history.

 

[AgX]

"ANTINOUS RELEASE
Originally a proprietary name, now commonly applied to all flexible wire or cable types of shutter release."

Focal Encyclopedia

 

[AgX]

"commonly applied" ... well, I got that from the 1960 edition.

Anyway, all we lazy fellows who still not know that edition by heart now have something nice for namedropping...
Thank you, Bob.

 

[faberryman]

Some further information for the curious

ANTINOUS THE GAY GOD

ANTINOUS THE WORLD'S LOVELIEST CAMERA THERE is an Antinous flower, a red lotus called the Antinoeios . And there is an Antinous taran...

antinousgaygod.blogspot.com

 

[Don_ih]

Some further information for the curious

ANTINOUS THE GAY GOD

ANTINOUS THE WORLD'S LOVELIEST CAMERA THERE is an Antinous flower, a red lotus called the Antinoeios . And there is an Antinous taran...

antinousgaygod.blogspot.com

The question would then be, what exactly is his release?

 

[gone]

You probably don't want to know Don. Ignorance may indeed be bliss.