The Autotype Actinometer
The Autotype Company
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1903 - 1930
Materials
Glass, Wood, Felt, Paper, Card
Measurements
20 mm (Height); 45 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525001
Summary
Autotype disc actinometer made by the Autotype Co. Ltd, c.1930. 45mm diameter two part tin with glass lid. Reddish brown standard tint card with circular hole. Felt-covered wooden insert for paper disc. beneath the standard tint colour arc and the hole through which the sensitive paper is exposed is printed "Standard Tint. Directions. Expose until the sensitive paper under the aperture discolours to the tone of the Standard Tint. A slight turn of the lid will expose a fresh portion of the paper. The Autotype Company's Disc Actinometer"
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
The Autotype Company, manufacturer