Folding camera
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
circa 1910 - circa 1925
Materials
Leatherette or leather, Leather, Metal
Measurements
Camera Case 232 x 127 x 57 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524487.2
Summary
Ensign Folding Camera case in black leather or leatherette, lined with green velvet. Black label with gold inscription: 'The London Camera Exchange attached to inside back flap. Black leather strap with metal buckle top-stitched and rivetted to sides.
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
Houghtons Ltd, manufacturer