W. Watson & Sons studio camera lens
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1885 - 1900
Materials
Brass, Glass, Metal
Measurements
105 mm (Depth); 80 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524936.2
Summary
W. Watson & Sons studio camera lens. Brass and glass construction lens unit. f stops from 8 - 64. Beautifully engineered metal iris clearly visible. Engraved on the barrel " W. Watson & Sons 313 High Holborn London 12x10 R.R. 4481 "
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