Goerz Anschütz No.1 strut folding plate hand camera.
C. P. Goerz
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1895 - 1905
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leather, Wood
Measurements
Closed size 165 x 180 x 115 mm
Place of origin
Berlin
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524590.1
Summary
Goerz Anschütz No.1 strut-folding plate camera. The body is metal with a black leather covering. Metal detailing. Black leather handle. Doppel Anastigmat Goertz Dagor series III f/6.8 lens. Black leather bellows. Viewing hood on rear of camera slides out. Additional section - Extension bellows section slides in rear of camera in front of viewing hood slide. Tripod bushes on base and side. Markings: Manufacturer's details on metal plates affixed above lens and on top of camera respectively: "C. P. Goerz, Berlin". Handwritten exposure table on top next to viewfinder.
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
C. P. Goerz , manufacturer