Hare studio camera
Hare (photographer)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1888 - 1890
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Brass, Glass
Measurements
240 x 230 x 315 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524927.1
Summary
Hare studio camera Studio camera, half plate size, with detachable full size finder bellows. The body is polished mahogany with brass fitings and the bellows is dark brown leather. The baseboard is hinged and it has a spirit level and tripod mounting. On the side is a pendulum arrangement to indicate level. A rack and pinion extends the base of the camera. At the rear is a ground glass focusing screen. The lens plate can be moved both vertically and horizontally. On the top, an enamel plate reads 'G.Hare Manufacturer 26 Calthorpe St. London'
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
Hare (photographer), manufacturer