A Quarter Plate Camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1880 - 1910
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Leather, Glass
Measurements
240 x 235 x 400 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525729
Summary
A Quarter Plate Camera. The body is mahogany and it has brass struts and fittings. The bellow is red leather and focussing is achieved via a rack and pinion. It it assessed on a ground glass screen at the back of the camera and this screen hinges out of place to enable insetion of the plates. The front plate has a rising facility but the lens plate is missing. There is a square recess into which the lens panel fits. On the underside of the base panel is a tripod bush. There are no identifying marks.