A wooden stand for microscope.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Chrome, Plastic
Measurements
200 x 550 x 175 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525091.2
Summary
A wooden stand for microscope. It is made of polished oak and has chrome fittings. There is a moving focus platform and it may be tilted over a limited range of angle. An enamel plate reads 'F.Davidson & Co. 29, Grt. Portland St., London W1'.
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