A set of objective lenses for both microscope and camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1920
Materials
Glass, Brass, Chrome
Measurements
52 mm (Length); 29 mm (Diameter)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525091.5
Summary
A set of objective lenses for both the microscope and the camera. Each is in its own screw top brass container. The tops of the containers are marked ' 1/8 in. Davon', ' 1/4 in. Davon', ' 1/2 in. Davon',' 2/3 in. Davon', ' 1 in. Davon', respectively and the focal lengths are also marked on the lens mounts. Also stamped on each is 'Devon Rg Td mk'. The lens mounts themselves are mainly brass with chrome tips.
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