J. Place's guillotine camera shutter.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1880 - 1899
Materials
Wood, Plastic, Metal, Cord
Measurements
157 x 59 x 17 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524712
Summary
J. Place's guillotine camera shutter. Wood with brass detailing on one end and plastic blade within circular aperture (45mm diameter) at other end. Cord operation. Markings: Stamped in wood: "J. Place's, Patent".
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