A wooden box for AGI kit.
Agilux Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1955
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal, Fabric
Measurements
180 x 350 x 235 mm
Place of origin
Croydon
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524942.6
Summary
A wooden box for AGI kit. The box is painted grey and inside has fittings to secure the different members. Inside the lid is a 'map' of where different components fit. The lid is hinged and there is a metal clasp fastener. There is a leather carrying handle. The top has printed (boldly) 'Dial Camera Mk.V Serial No A122 Patt.No.AP/5938 Aeronautical & General Instruments Croydon England'.
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
Agilux Ltd, manufacturer