A falling plate magazine box camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal, Glass
Measurements
190 x 110 x 235 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524887.1
Summary
A falling plate magazine box camera. Wooden construction box camera covered in black leather with a black leather handle. Two brilliant viewfinders - one on top the other the side. Rack and pinion focus with 4 cms range. Leather bellows. Shutter aperture adjustable by rotating wheel with f8,f11, f16 & f22 size windows. Shutter release lever on side behind a small door. On the top is the release knob for the plates. Inside the camera are 9 metal plate holders (88mmx110mm) which fit onto a shelf by small hooks and are held in place by a large spring on the back door. A tripod bush on the base of the body. Markings:- Between the viewfinders on the front is a plastic circular label stating "CITY SALE & EXCHANGE, 81 Aldergate St. 54 Lime St".
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.