An MCM Photometer for darkroom use
Haynes
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1936 - 1939
Materials
Nickel, Metal, Bakelite, Glass
Measurements
55 x 72 x 130 mm
Place of origin
New Yorik
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525051.1
Summary
An MCM Photometer for darkroom use (model H). The photometer is black nickel alloy with a bakelite knob connected to the exposure scale which is shown on a metal disc. Exposure times range 1 sec to 30 minutes. Paper speeds have a range 1-120 (as referenced in associated leaflet). The dial also has printed 'M.C.M. Photometer, Haynes Products Co. Inc.' Light comes from an aperture above the dial and power is supplied via a mains cable, in this case terminated with a light fitting.
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
Haynes , manufacturer