A Houghtons B3 Mascot Magazine box camera.
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900 - 1906
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal, Glass
Measurements
180 x 100 x 215 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524882.1
Summary
A Houghtons B3 Mascot magazine box camera. A magazine box camera The camera is of wooden box construction covered in black leather. The top of the camera has two metal staples for fixing a leather carrying strap which is missing, a viewfinder and a release lever for the magazine for 12 numbered plates 12 metal photographic plate holders remain but there are two numbered 1 and 10 is missing. The right side has a viewfinder and two catches to secure the back board for loading the magazine and the shutter release and offers timed or instantaneous release. The left side has a tripod mount. The bottom of the camera has a tripod mount. The back of the camera opens for loading the magazine and inside the back plate is impressed Number 268 On the front of the camera there is a plate reading " Made by Houghtons Ltd, London, Ensign British Made". Two viewfinder lenses. The camera lens. Lever action to control focus with setting for 3 feet, 6 feet and 9 feet and infinity.
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