Foth-Flex twin lens reflex camera. 1524564.1

Foth-Flex twin lens reflex camera.

Foth

Fox Talbot Museum, Fenton Collection © National Trust / Clive James and Rod Stowell

Date

1933 - 1935

Materials

Metal, Leatherette or leather, Glass

Measurements

210 x 85 x 97 mm

Place of origin

Germany

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Collection

Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire

NT 1524564.1

Summary

Foth-Flex twin lens reflex camera for 6x6cm on 120 film. Anastigmat f3.5 75mm lens. Black enamelled body with leatherette panels and plated outlines. The camera has a focal plane shutter tensioned separately.

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

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Record Status

Enhanced

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