A plate back and two double dark slide plate holders (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates) for a Goerz Anschutz folding plate camera.
Goerz
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1905 - 1926
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather, Vulcanite
Measurements
110 x 185 x 25 mm (plate back)
Place of origin
Berlin
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524773.2
Summary
A plate back and two double dark slide plate holders (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates) for a Goerz Anschutz folding plate camera. The plate back is made from wood with a black leather finish, with a small silver plate inscribed "C.P.Goerz Berlin". The plate draw-slide is aluminium. The two double plate holders are made of wood and metal, with vulcanite draw-slides. One draw-slide is missing.
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
Goerz , manufacturer