An Albermarle Stamp Camera.
Butcher and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900
Materials
Wood, Metal, Fabric, Glass
Measurements
170 x 110 x 105 mm
Place of origin
London
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524909
Summary
An Albermarle Stamp Camera having nine lenses. The body is a wooden box covered with black fabric. The front panel opens to reveal a metal plate with nine pin holds with rudimentary lenses. Behand this plate are box sections leading to a single 1/4 plate. The front of the unit has an enamel plate reading 'The Albermarle Camera No 11'. Inside the front panel is stamped 17150.
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
Butcher and Co., manufacturer