A Ross f6.3, 6ins Homocentric Lens, lens mount and plate.
Sinclair and Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Glass, Metal
Measurements
Lens on mount and plate: 75 mm (Height) x 35 mm (Depth); 65 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524720.4
Summary
A Ross f6.3, 6ins Homocentric Lens inscribed with 'No. 73374'. The lens is attached to a lens mount and plate, which is now detached from Sinclair & Co. Tropical Una folding field camera. The shutter adjustment dial is inscribed with D.R.G.M. 'No. 160277' and the lens mount bears the inscription No. 160277.
Provenance
A 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
Sinclair and Co, manufacturer