A Stereax strut-folding stereo plate camera by Contessa Nettel in brown leather case.
Contessa-Nettel
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1919 - 1927
Materials
Leather, Leather cloth, Metal, Glass, Wood, Fabric, Paint, Cord
Measurements
whole object in case 220 x 230 x 105 mm
Place of origin
Stuttgart
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524736
Summary
A Stereax strut-folding stereo plate camera by Contessa Nettel, fitted with Tessar f:4.5 lenses and lens caps. There is a shutter release cable, a Contessa Nettel film pack adaptor and 2 plate dark slides. The camera is in a brown leather case.
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
Contessa-Nettel , manufacturer