Wooden Stowage box for Aim recording camera Mk ll.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1940 - 1945
Materials
Wood, Brass, Felt, Metal
Measurements
78 x 222 x 153 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524938.2
Summary
Wooden Stowage box for Aim recording camera XX1845 Mk ll and accessories. It is a sturdy wooden box with brass hinges and fitments. On the lid there is a brass plate which reads "AIM RECORDING CAMERA Patt No A.P. 8777, Filter No A.P.8827, Filter Holder No AP8826, Magazine 14A/4008, Socket D.N.O. 8790". On the front of the box is a brass hook and post closure. Inside the box is divided to take the various accessories by use of wooden block padded with felt. There is a metal plate secured to the lid to hold the filter. There is a label in the lid that reads "AIM RECORDING CAMERA Patt No A.P. 8777, Filter No A.P.8827, Filter Holder No AP8826, Magazine 14A/4008, Socket D.N.O. 8790 Stowage Box D.N.O. 8798"
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