The metal box containing the photographic apparatus was designed by his brother, the engineer Alfred Boutan, and built at the home of the Alvergniat brothers, who were well-known makers of scientific instruments during the second half of the nineteenth century.
La caja metálica que contenía el aparato fotográfico había sido diseñada por su hermano, el ingeniero Alfred Boutan, y construida por la casa de los hermanos Alvergniat, conocidos fabricantes de instrumentos científicos durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX.