A double plate holder for Lancaster camera.
J. Lancaster & Son
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1880 - 1905
Materials
Wood, Brass
Measurements
400 x 150 x 12 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524923.3
Summary
A double plate holder for Lancaster camera. The holder is oak with brass hinges and fittings. The two sides are labelled (inside) 1 and 2 respectively. The slides are wood but only remnants of the leather pulls remain.
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