A Metrovick Photoelectric exposure meter.
Ilford
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1937 - 1938
Materials
Plastic, Glass, Metal, Card
Measurements
51 x 51 x 36 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525058.1
Summary
A Metrovic Photoelectric exposure meter. A small plastic box with photoelectric sensor on top, a dial on the front and a red operating button. The front has a logo cast into it which reads "Exposure Meter Made in England" in between the first two words is a hexagon containing an M and a V. The back is secured with two screws.
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
Ilford, manufacturer