Rayment's Patent half plate folding field camera, plate holder and case
Perken, Son and Rayment (UK)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1887
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Metal, Leather, Glass, Wood, Ivorine, Paint, Fabric, Canvas, Baize, Cardboard
Measurements
In case (235 x 260 x 175mm)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524722
Summary
Rayment's Patent half plate folding field camera by Perken, Son & Rayment with Optimus lens in a canvas case and double plate holder 1887.
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
Perken, Son and Rayment (UK), manufacturer