An E. B. Koopman Presto miniature metal camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1896
Materials
Brass, Glass
Measurements
80 x 56 x 44 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524620
Summary
An E. B. Koopman Presto miniature metal camera dating from c.1896. Meniscus lens and a single speed drop shutter. The camera is made of metal (brass?), shaped like an oval with rotating aperture stops on the flattened end. Winding lever for roll film is on the front with manufacturer and inventor's details. Also on the front is the model name and shutter release button, and a marking indicating that the camera takes film or glass plates.
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.