A wooden case for Davon kit.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920
Materials
Wood, Brass
Measurements
210 x 430 x 270 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525091.22
Summary
A wooden case for Davon kit. The case is polished oak with brass hinges and fittings. Inside there are various fittings to hold individual items of the equipment. There is a lock and two clip fasteners. Externally there are no markings but inside an enamel plate is printed '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