Three double plate holders for the stereo camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Mahogany, Brass
Measurements
135 mm (Width) x 12 mm (Depth); 410 mm (Length)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524739.3
Summary
Three double plate holders for the stereo camera. They are mahogany with brass clips and hinges. The sliding backplates have articulating joints. The three units each have enamelled numbers on each side 7,8 9,10 and 11,12 respectively.
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