A Houghton Klito No. 0 magazine box camera
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1905 - 1920
Materials
Leather, Metal, Glass, Wood
Measurements
180 x 100 x 215 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524865
Summary
A Houghton Klito No. 0 magazine box camera. The camera body is of wood covered in black leather, with a simple internal fixed-focus lens. On the front are mounted an external f11 iris diaphragm, a shutter giving exposures from 1/2 sec - 1/100th plus B/T, and behind the diaphragm 3 magnifiers for close exposures at 3, 6 and 9 feet. There are two brilliant viewfinders (top and side view). On the top is a leather carrying strap. At the rear is a door accessing the plate magazine (quarter plate size). Inside are 10 empty metal plate holders. Markings; serial number 23321 stamped inside the rear door; "Klito" stamped on the carrying strap; inside the camera is a paper label with instructions for adjusting the "Improved Adjustable Speed Indicator".
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