A Leather Case for the Special Ruby Cameraa and accessories.
Thornton Pickard
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1923 - 1938
Materials
Leather, Card, Plush, Metal
Measurements
183 x 230 x 190 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 101787.5
Summary
Leather case containing a Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company Special Ruby Reflex Camera. Rugged leather and card case lined with teal green corded plush. There is a single partition created to hold the plate holders and other accessories. The lid is secured with a briefcase style lockable hasp and staple clasp. There are leather straps sewn to the two sides and the bottom through which a sttrap could be threaded. Inside the lid there is a label which reads "The City Sale and Exchange London. Photographic apparatus and Scientific Instrument Specialists. Seven London Branches.".
Makers and roles
Thornton Pickard , manufacturer