A 'Snap' miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910
Materials
Metal, Card
Measurements
22 x 61 x 77 (lens to 'winder') mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524622
Summary
A 'Snap' miniature camera in the form of a pocket watch. The camera is made of black metal casing, with 'SNAP' and a decorative pattern embossed on the metal lid. Inside is a spherical container made of black card .
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.