W. Watson & Sons studio camera two sided plate holder
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1885 - 1900
Materials
Mahogany, Metal, Brass, Ivory, Fabric
Measurements
356 x 295 x 22 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524936.3
Summary
W. Watson & Sons studio camera two sided plate holder This is a mahogany frame which hinges in two at the bottom. Each side has a mahogany cover slide. Inside there are wooden frames to take full plate glass plates. to the bottom of fram two is attached a metal sceen which divides the two plate holder compartments and on each side of this plate is a spring to keep the assembled frames and plates secure. The whole comes together and is secured by 4 hinged clips. On the outside each half is numbered on a small ivory plaque.
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