Newman & Guardia wooden tripod board for Nydia folding plate hand camera.
N and G.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1893 - 1903
Materials
Wood, Metal, Cord
Measurements
Closed size 122 x 103 x 14 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524591.2
Summary
Newman & Guardia wooden tripod board. 'L' shaped wooden bracket fitted to the struts of Nydia folding plate hand camera to enable fixing to a tripod socket. The bracket has metal hinges and a cord to form a maximum extension to a right angle.
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
N and G. , manufacturer