A stereo field camera of unknown origin.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Brass, Glass
Measurements
145 x 210 x 270 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524739.1
Summary
A stereo field camera of unknown origin. The body is mahogany with brass fittings. The bellows is red leather and there is no shutter. The twin lenses are catalogued as a separate item. The lens panel has limited rising movement. The stays are brass and there is a hinged ground glass focussing screen at the rear. There is a tripod bush on the base
Provenance
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