Stereo eyepiece for Darkroom set-up.
Adams and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Card, Felt, Glass
Measurements
100 x 117 x 42 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525135.2
Summary
Stereo eyepiece for Darkroom set-up by Adams and Co of 24 Charing Cross Road London. This comprises a box section of woodwhich contains a red glass screen. Above the screen there are grooves which take the wooden mounts of two eyepieces which arecard tubes covered with felt for comfort. These eyepieces slide into the main frame to allow a degree of adjustment for face size.
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
Adams and Co., manufacturer