Dallmeyer Snapshot Camera "De Luxe" folding roll-film camera.
Dallmeyer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1929
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
Closed size 180 x 85 x 42 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524481.1
Summary
A Dallmeyer Snapshot Camera "De Luxe" folding roll-film camera for 6 x 9 cm filmpacks. Cross-swinging strut design. Two-speed shutter built into front. Lens: Dallmeyer Anastigmat f/6. Metal body covered in black leather, with metal detailing and a black leather strap. Bellows is black leather. Markings:Manufacturer's plate on standard: "Dallmeyer Snapshot Camera "De Luxe". Another plate below lens for Slow/Fast and Dull/Bright. Metal catch to open back panel has patent details.
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
Dallmeyer , manufacturer