Detachable viewing hood for Zeiss Ikon SLR Plate camera
Zeiss Ikon
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1929 - 1936
Materials
Leather, Metal, Glass
Measurements
(hood closed)78 x 120 x 12 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524833.2
Summary
Detachable viewing hood for Zeiss Ikon Miroflex B SLR plate camera Metal frame with ground glass screen 9 x 6½ cms. Attached to this is a short black leather folding hood 52mm high. . Zeiss Ikon embossed in leather on top and a short leather tab is attached to the back. A metal clasp holds this hood shut.
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
Zeiss Ikon, manufacturer