A leather case for Sibyl Camera and Plates
Newman and Co
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1912
Materials
Leather, Textile, Metal
Measurements
210 x 167 x 102 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524733.3
Summary
A rigid brown leather case for Sibyl Camera and Plates. It is lined with green fabric (velvet?). The top flap is held closed with a polished metal clasp, and the short carry straps are rivetted to each side and join together via a metal buckle.
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
Newman and Co, manufacturer