A Turl Spot Meter comparison photometer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1950
Materials
Chrome, Glass, Enamel
Measurements
147 x 60 x 39 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524999
Summary
A Turl Spot Meter, comparison photometer. The unit is basically a chrome cylinder with an eyepiece at one end and a sliding extension. It was originally marketed as the Ainger Hall,and works by comparing the spot light intensity with that given by a standard illumination. The battery is contained within the cylinder. The end plate is stamped 'Spot Exposure Meter Pat. No. 508122 W.G.H.Turl.' The timings range 1/80000 sec to 5 hours.
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