Leather camera case for Kiku 16, Model II.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1956 - 1957
Materials
Leather, Thread, Metal
Measurements
16 x 72 x 43 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524647.2
Summary
Tan leather case for Kiku 16, Model II camera. Top and bottom of case are top-stitched with tan thread, and a leather strap with metal buckle is attached to the sides with metal rivets. The front and top of case are kept closed via a metal press stud on the back. 'Kiku 16' is embossed into the leather lens barrel covering.
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.