Dark glass chemical bottle forming part of the photographic equipment of the Perken Son and Rayment Optimus camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Chemical
Measurements
90 mm (Height); 38 mm (Diameter)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524734.8
Summary
A dark glass bottle labelled with the words: '1 oz. SCHERING'S PYROGALLIC ACID CRISTALS'. The label is torn across the first word at the bottom, but is likely to read ' Chemische'. The other words are clear: 'Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering), Berlin, Germany'. The bottle is sealed with a metal top, possibly covering a cork or other top. The bottle forms part of the photographic equipment of the Perken Son and Rayment Optimus camera.
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