A Gandolfi field camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1950 - 1960
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Leather
Measurements
255 x 225 x 270 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525583.1
Summary
A Gandolfi field camera. The body is mahogany and the bellows is black leather. All the fittings and stays are brass. On top there is a leather carryying handle. Both the lens panel and rhe rear panel have full movement facilities and the plate holder and ground glass screen are fully removable (and catalogued seprately). The rear plate moves for focus using a rack and pinion on the base board. There is a tripod bush on the base. On various parts the number 12 is stamped - the significance is not clear.
Provenance
Donated on 23/10/2015 to The Fox Talbot Museum by S. Cheverall. Used by Wiltshire Police in crime investigations.