Thornton Imperial Triple Extension field camera
Thornton Pickard
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1904 - 1910
Materials
Wood, Brass, Leather, Glass, Metal
Measurements
Camera open (220 x 230 x 480mm)
Place of origin
Altrincham
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524696
Summary
Thornton Imperial Triple Extension folding field camera by Thornton Pickard. One plate holder with "T.P IMPERIAL" written on sticker. 1904-1910 Wooden camera with brass fittings and lens and black leather bellows. Manufacturer's mark printed on disc inset to side "THORNTON TRIPLE "IMPERIAL" EXTENSION PICKARD".
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
Thornton Pickard , manufacturer