A stand for a wet plate camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Wood, Metal
Measurements
890 x 500 x 500 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524911.2
Summary
A stand for a wet plate camera. Black painted wood and metal construction. Adjustable height by crank handle. Adjustable tilt hinged top platform. Castor on one leg of tripod.
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.