Camera lens
Charles Chevalier (1804 - 1859)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass and metal
Measurements
41 mm (Height); 70 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Palais Royal
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 10185.2
Summary
Brass camera lens with circular insertion for the fitting of other screw-on lenses, attached to lens head (NT10185.1) and a further lens (NT10185.3).
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
CHARLES CHERVALIER (inscription within oval trademark with other indecipherable lettering)
Makers and roles
Charles Chevalier (1804 - 1859), inventor