A Tudor No 5 Plate camera
Houghton
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1903
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Chrome, Brass, Glass, Felt fabric
Measurements
140 x 113 x 205 mm
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524779
Summary
A Tudor no 5 folding plate camera. The body is mahogany covered with black leather and the bellows is also black leather. The fittings are chrome and there is a black leather carrying handle. The viewfinder is missing. There is an enamel focusing scale on the baseboard. The shutter housing is brass and there are five speeds up to 1/100 sec plus B,T. Apertures range f8-f45 via an iris diaphragm. The lens has a rise and tilt mechanism and is marked 'Busch's Rapid Symmetrical F8'. The lens number is 30140. There are two tripod mounts. A top plate reads 'The Tudor No 5 Pate.nt'
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
Houghton , manufacturer