Houghton Klito No 1 Plate Camera
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1905
Materials
Wood, Leather, Glass
Measurements
175 x 100 x 215 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524858
Summary
Houghton Klito No 1 Box Plate Camera. Falling box-plate camera. A wooden camera with black leatherette covering and a black leather handle on the top. Divided back door to allow exposed plates to be moved without interfering with unexposed plates. Inside are 10 plate holders for 3¼ x 4¼ plates. These holders are embossed with No 1 (x5) and No 2 (x5). A Rapid Achromatic lens with an iris diaphragm. A patent Klito shutter which allows the front shutter to be tested and adjustd without exposing the plates. The shutter release button is on the side of the camera. Two brilliant viewfinders one the top and side of body. Tripod bushes on side and base of body. Markings - Inside the small back door a paper label giving details and instructions on "The Adjustable Speed Indicator". On side of camera metal plate with "Klito No 1 British Made"
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
Houghtons Ltd, manufacturer