A black leather case for plates and screen.
Adams and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1910
Materials
Leather, Metal, Fabric
Measurements
116 x 155 x 31 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524777.2.3
Summary
A black leather case for plates and screen. The case has a fabric carrying strap and the inside is divided into two equal compartments. The inside lid has (in gold) a crown and 'Vesta Adams & Co. 24, Charing Cross Road W.C. Patent App For'. There is a single press stud fastener.
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
Adams and Co., manufacturer