A Klito No. 6 horizontal-format, falling-plate, magazine box camera in black leather case.
Houghtons Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1904 - 1905
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal, Glass, Brass, Plastic
Measurements
175 x 270 x 150 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524894
Summary
A Klito No.6 horizontal-format, falling-plate magazine box camera in black leather, rectangular case. The camera was made by Houghtons Ltd, London, circa 1905 The camera is designed to hold twelve 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" plates. There are two metal falling-plates inside the camera box.
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