Author: Tim Jeffers

Using Nikon cameras, I enjoy taking photos of whatever catches my eye. Most recently, I have had an avid interest in wet plate collodion photography, especially tintypes.

Cabinet Card

~ Tim Jeffers

A Cabinet card by Edouart & Cobb, San Francisco. David Cobb was born circa 1851 on Prince Edward’s Island. He married an Irish girl named Margaret  and they came to the United States on 4 March 1869 on board the “Australasian”. He immediately set up his photography studio in San Francisco . He later joined with Alexander Edouart, also from England, to form Edouart and Cobb.

Engine Order Telegraph

~ Tim Jeffers

An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., also referred to as a Chadburn, is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.

This one is located on the S.S. American Victory located in Tampa, Florida.