W. Watson & Sons Premier studio camera lens.
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Leicester
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1895 - 1950
Materials
Brass, Glass
Measurements
50 mm (Depth); 57 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524937.3.1
Summary
W. Watson & Sons Premier studio camera lens made by Taylor Taylor and Hobson. Brass and glass lens unit engraved on the barrel "Cooke Lens, H. D. Taylor's Patent, Series V,81/4 x 61/2, Eq. Focus 11. 05 in." Black enamel ring bears f stops 8 - 64
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
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Leicester, manufacturer