A case for lens element
Dallmeyer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1888 - 1890
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Measurements
40 mm (Height); 52 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524927.10.2
Summary
A case for lens element. The red leather case is cylindrical with a gold label on the lid reading ' J.H.Dallmeyer Optician London'. There is a blue fabric lining.
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
Dallmeyer , manufacturer