A detachable bellows unit.
Hare (photographer)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1888 - 1890
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Brass, Glass
Measurements
215 x 170 x 45 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524927.2
Summary
A detachable bellows unit for viewing. The unit attached to the top of the camera body via two brass fittings. It is a wooden frame with a dark brown leather bellows, a wooden lens panel and brass screw lens mount. It has a 6 inch square ground glass screen.
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