Foth folding rollfilm camera
Foth
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1927 - 1930
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass, Paper
Measurements
Closed camera 165 x 80 x 35 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524413
Summary
A Foth folding rollfilm camera, black leather covered metal case, metal fixings, black leather handle. Single hinged pull-out knob in centre. Lens Doppel anastigmat f4.5/105mm. Foth shutter T, B, 25-100. Bellows are black coated paper.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Foth, manufacturer