{"id":243489,"date":"2010-01-28T00:11:45","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T05:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/worlds-oldest-and-most-expensive-camera-to-go-under-the-hammer\/14003\/"},"modified":"2010-01-28T00:11:45","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T05:11:45","slug":"worlds-oldest-and-most-expensive-camera-to-go-under-the-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/243489","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s oldest and most expensive camera to go under the hammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/giroux-daguerreotype.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Coeln, the CEO of WestLicht Photographica Auction Vienna, with the Giroux Daguerreot...\"><\/p>\n<p>A Giroux &#8220;Daguerreotype&#8221; &#8211; the world&#8217;s first commercially-produced camera &#8211; is expected to set a world record price when it goes up for auction this May at WestLicht Auctions in Vienna. 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