Lid of original box for a W. Watson & Sons Premier studio camera lens.
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Leicester
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1895 - 1950
Materials
Wood, Paper, Card
Measurements
35 x 85 x 88 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524937.3.4
Summary
Lid of original box for W. Watson & Sons Premier studio camera lens made by Taylor Taylor and Hobson. Wooden box base covered with blue paper and with a card box insert to act as closure. The top is printed with an ornate design bearing the words "Photographic lens, manufacturered by Taylor,Taylor and Hobson. Leicester and London.".
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