Leather case for a Kershaw Eight 20 Penguin folding camera.
Kershaw-Soho Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1951 - 1955
Materials
Metal, Glass, Bakelite, Plastic
Measurements
170 x 95 x 45 mm
Place of origin
Soho
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525732.2
Summary
Leather case for a Kershaw Eight 20 Penguin folding camera. The whole is a soft leather case created from three main pieces. The front, back and closure flap are all one continuous piece to which the two sides have been sewn and bound. The leather has been used with the tanned surface inside and the split skin to the outer giving a soft suede finish to the case. The case closes with a strap and buckle. Each side has a leather strap sewn to it and a futher buckle makes an adjustable carrying strap which could be extended to a neckstrap by the addition of an additional strap.
Makers and roles
Kershaw-Soho Ltd, manufacturer