Shew Xit folding plate camera in case, with detachable base, film pack converter, dark slides, plate holders and tripod attachments.
J. F. Shew
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900 - 1909
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather, Bakelite, Glass
Measurements
180 x 280 x 130 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524792
Summary
Shew Xit folding quarter plate camera in case, with a detachable base, Kodak Premo film pack converter, a set of 3 dark slides, a set of 6 double dark slide photographic plate holders, and circular tripod attachments.
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
J. F. Shew , manufacturer