W. Watson & Sons Premier studio camera standard
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1895 - 1950
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Metal
Measurements
127 x 258 x 35 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524937.2
Summary
W. Watson & Sons Premier studio camera standard. Sturdy construction of mahogany with brass fitting throughout. Box section to allow use of filters. Brass lens mount bears engraving "patent T.T. & H."
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