A fitted leather camera case for the Argus C2 camera.
Argus
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bakelite, Metal, Glass
Measurements
Camera Case 93 x 175 x 82 mm
Place of origin
Illinois
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524607.2
Summary
A fitted, tan leather camera case for the Argus C2 camera. The case is topstitched, has a leather strap rivetted to body of case with two small metal rivets on each side, and closes at back with a metal popper. Metal screw on base of case holds camera in place.
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
Argus, manufacturer