A rollfilm holder for N&G camera.
N and G.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1921
Materials
Metal, Wood, Leather
Measurements
110 x 260 x 38 mm
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524848.2.5
Summary
A rollfilm holder for N&G camera. It is in a cardboard box complete with instruction leaflet. The unit is metal with black leather on the rear. It opens for loading and two rollers guide the passage of the film. There is a wooden mounting for connection with the camera body. The top has a frame counter. The front page of the accompanying leaflet reads 'Instructions for the use of the Automatic Roll Holder Newman & Guardia Ltd. 55 Berners Street, Oxford Street, London W1'. The cardboad box is marked in pen ' H M Dodimead, 1,Monitolieu Gardenss, Putney, SW15'
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
N and G. , manufacturer