An eyepiece for viewing test.
Hurter
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1888 - 1900
Materials
Brass, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
88 mm (Height); 34 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525136.2
Summary
An eyepiece for viewing test. The unit is mounted in brass with a plastic cap. It screws into the side of the box.
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
Hurter , manufacturer