Brown leather camera case for Wirgin "Edina" miniature camera.
Wirgin
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1953
Materials
Leather, Textile, Metal
Measurements
92 x 135 x 75 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524602.2
Summary
Brown leather camera case for Wirgin "Edina" miniature camera. Press stud fastening for flap. Blue velvet lining. Brown leather strap with metal buckle. Tripod bush/knob in base to screw into base of camera. Markings: Embossed in leather on front (lens cover): "Wirgin".
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
Wirgin , manufacturer