A brown leather case for a Rolleicord II Type 4 Twin lens reflex camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1939 - 1950
Materials
Leather, Metal
Measurements
151 x 90 x 102 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524573.2
Summary
A brown leather case for a Rolleicord II Type 4 Twin lens reflex camera. Case is brown leather with brown stitching, metal hinges and fittings and embossed markings. Brown leather carrying strap with adjustable metal buckle. Front of case has a vertical stipe embossed pattern with Rollei Franke & Heidecke logo at centre. Embossed on back 'Made in Germany, Depose' and below 'R. Tow S.A.' White label attached to front 'Rolleicord IIa 1939 c/488' handwritten in black ink
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