A Density Meter
Sanger-Shephard
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1911
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Velvet
Measurements
60 x 180 x 97 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525030.1
Summary
A Density Meter which works by direct comparison of the image with a standard. The body is mahogany and the fittings are brass. A compartment within the unit has a glass rule with the standard densities. The platform tilts to form a convenient angle whilst comparisons are made using the viewfinder
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
Sanger-Shephard , manufacturer