An original box for a Clement & Gilmer Tele Objectif Panorthoscopique.
Clement and Gilmer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1891
Materials
Card, Leather, Satin, Plush, Metal
Measurements
78 x 196 x 96 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525085.3
Summary
An original box for a Clement & Gilmer Tele Objectif Panorthoscopique. Substantial box constructed of heavy card or wood covered with red leather and lined with red plush to the base and red satin in the lid. The red satin liner has been printed in gold " Clement and Gilmer (on a gold banner/ribbon) 8 & 10 Rue de Malte Paris". It has a push button spring closure. .
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
Clement and Gilmer, manufacturer