A Wellington Exposure Meter.
Wellington & Ward
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1922 - 1930
Materials
Cardboard, Metal
Measurements
123 x 92 x 3 mm
Place of origin
Elstree, Hertfordshire
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525010.1
Summary
A Wellington Exposure meter. The unit comprises a card mount to which a rotating metal disc is riveted. This metal disc has a range of orifices which are aligned with the eyepiece to give an estimate of the exposure. Full instructions are given on the reverse. The black disc is marked 'Stops F4-32'. The card mount is marked 'Exposure in seconds' with a scale 16-1/1000. One pont, labelled with an arrow has 'Begin with largest aperture here'. Another arrow shows the direction of rotation. A further instruction says 'For special subjects - see over'. At the top is 'Wellinghton Exposure Meter'. The reverse side has the instructions, the viewing screen and ' Wellington & Ward Ltd, Elstree, Herts.'
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
Wellington & Ward , manufacturer