Wooden box for circular trimmer for cutting photographic paper.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Paper
Measurements
40 x 190 x 66 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525104.3
Summary
Wooden box for circular trimmer for cutting photographic paper. Dark wood, varnished and with finger joints at the corners. Brass hinges and 2 swivel catches to secure lid. Wooden sections inside to fit the two brass parts of the trimmer. Paper label affixed inside the lid, printed in red ink with instructions for use.
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.