A Three Colour Camera
Taylor-Hobson
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1908 - 1920
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Glass
Measurements
185 x 220 x 205 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524910
Summary
A three colour camera almost certainly made by Adam Hilger although there are no markings to identify. The body is mahogany and there are three quarter plate holders. A central mirror behind the lens directs light to the green image. An angular mirror, surrounding the fixed, directs light to the blue image situated opposite the green. Light passes between and around the two mirrors to the red image at the back of the camera. Focus is achieved by moving the focal plane rather than the lens and is driven by a brass knob on the top of the camera. There is a leather carrying handle on top and a tripod bush on the base. The three sides have the plate positions and move for focusing. The lens is screw mounted in brass and has an iris diaphragm It is marked 'Taylor Taylor & Hobson Lenses of London No 2147' and 'Cooke Lens N.D.Taylors Patent ?? III Eq.Focus 7.5 in'
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
Taylor-Hobson, lens manufacturer