F46 Mk IIIA Torpedo Training Camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1939 - 1945
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
140 x 280 x 245 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524947.1
Summary
F46 Mk IIIA Torpedo Training Camera. Grey painted metal construction. Several components fitted together, each with an identification plaque: Body Unit, Watch Unit, Lens, Lens Hood, Mechanism Panel Unit, & Magazine Unit. Each with serial numbers beginning 14A, and carrying initials A.M., relating to the Air Ministry. Also "24 volts" on body and mechanism panel. Lens f/4.5, inscribed: 14A/3439, WW29234. With yellow filter attached.
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.