Meagher Carte-de-visite sliding box camera
Meagher (UK)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860
Materials
Wood, Brass, Glass, Metal
Measurements
200 x 330 x 340 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524950
Summary
Meagher Carte-de-visite sliding box camera. Polished mahogany body with a brass rack and extension front, tilt back and rack focusing lens. Lens: Petzval type lens by Colas. The lens is engraved "o.961 L.F. Colas élève de Lerebours Paris". A removable cup fits into the lens hood, the rear of the cup has a fitting to hold washer stops. This would be used when the lens is divided. Special back with sliding focusing screen and holder for 10.65cm x 16.25cm wet plate. Two positions for a separate photo. Markings:- embedded plastic plate with "MEAGHER manufacturer. 21 Southhampton Row. High Holborn. London WC
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
Meagher (UK) , manufacturer