Two identical mahogany side slats for a Beresford's Climax photographic changing tent.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany, Brass
Measurements
10 x 27 x 640 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525173.3
Summary
Two identical mahogany side slats for a Beresford's Climax photographic changing tent. These are each a single piece of mahogany with a circular brass fixings in the centre and brass screws one each end. The brass fixings have a threaded hole into which screws the upright brass poles. The screws at each end are placed for the leather tabs on the corners of the tent to attach holding the tent out firmly.
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