A heavy wooden case for the Hare camera kit
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Wood, Steel
Measurements
310 x 420 x 315 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524926.8
Summary
A heavy wooden case for the Hare camera kit. The box has steel reinforcements at the corners, a lock and two clasp fasteners. It also has a steel handle. Inside are three compartment and precise fixtures for some of the items (including the camera itself).
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