A small metal light seal
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1865 - 1870
Materials
Metal
Measurements
15 mm (Diameter); 1 mm (thickness)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524949.9
Summary
A light seal comprising a smal metal disc which fits in a recess at the top of the camera. There are two small holes in the unit, probably for some cord arranngement.
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