Camera box for twin lens Negretti and Zambra stereo camera
Negretti and Zambra
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1862
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Felt
Measurements
Box (280 x 298 x 178mm)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524742.3
Summary
Camera box for twin lens Negretti and Zambra stereo camera with rack for plate holders. 1862 Mahogany construction with dove tail joints and brass fittings. The leather hand strap on top is broken. Hinged lockable door to side and to base a smaller hinged door for the plate holders hich is locked and has no key. The interior is unpolished wood with three guard rails lined with dark blue felt.
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
Negretti and Zambra , manufacturer