Historic Hood River
Watson Holmes Fingerprint Camera
5-28-2024
Notes
Here’s another fun item from the archives of the Museum: a “Watson Holmes Fingerprint Camera” that was owned by the Hood River County Sheriff’s office. I like how their branding invokes both Watson and Holmes– one fictonal detective wasn’t enough.
The G-Man looking model in their manual is photographing a fingerprint on the inside of an automobile windshield.
Dale Nicol
I would guess the camera set up was a critical part of forensic evidence collection in it’s time.
L. E.
Interesting. We do leave our fingerprints when we move the mirror.
Arlen L sheldrake
Roger, bet our father John, 40s deputy sheriff’s, finger prints are on this device.
KENNETH R WILLIAMS
I have the exact same model with manual! Wasn’t an easy find.
rolandking
I have a same one with original case. It seems to be the Burke & James products.