An internal adapter which divides the optical plate into four equal parts.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Wood, Leather, Brass
Measurements
210 x 210 x 50 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524926.3
Summary
An internal adapter which divides the optical plate into four equal parts. The unit is wooden with four brass location tabs. It has a leather cruciform shield which isolate the compartments.
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