A leather case for a Metrovick Photoelectric exposure meter.
Ilford
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1937 - 1938
Materials
Leather, Metal
Measurements
53 x 60 x 40 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525058.2
Summary
A leather case for a Metrovick Photoelectric exposure meter. It is a constucted of three pieces of brown leather to form a box with a lid. There are holes cut to enable operation of the meter and it closes with two press studs. Within the lid is fitted a metal dial comprising three sheets which are rivetted together. The base plate fits into the slots in the case and the two discs above revolve to give film speed, aperture and exposure time.
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