A Klito Magnifier set.
Klito
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1902 - 1905
Materials
Glass, Metal, Brass
Measurements
66 x 58 x 5 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525065.1
Summary
A Klito Magnifier set. Three 'focusing lenses' in one mount for attaching to a Klito Quarter plate falling plate hand camera. For: 9', 6' and 3'. It comprises three circular lenses in a trefoil metal frame marked 3, 6 and 9. This is mounted by a brass screw to a mounting bracket which is marked Ft and Rd366853. The mount contains a spring with a stud which locates into one of three depressions in the trefoil frame to hold the correct lens into position on the camera.
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
Klito, manufacturer