See Saw shutter and lens
J. Lancaster & Son
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Glass, Rubber, Metal, Velvet
Measurements
93 x 120 x 70 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524916.2
Summary
Lens mounted on mahogany with attached " see saw shutter" automatic shutter opener made of brass with a rubber tube. Shutter is engraved with Lancaster's Patent see saw. Also lens is engraved with "J. Lancaster and Sons Patent Birm. tm" c 1891
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
J. Lancaster & Son , manufacturer