Leather case for Shew Xit folding plate camera and accessories.
J. F. Shew
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900 - 1909
Materials
Leather, Metal
Measurements
180 x 280 x 130 mm
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524792.6
Summary
Leather case for Shew Xit folding quarter plate camera and accessories. Tan leather unlined case with metal locking clasp on flap and front. Leather buckled strap around base, sides and top. Three internal compartments. Markings: Stamped into leather above lock: "J. F. Shew & Co. 88 Newman St. London. W."
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 , retailer