Shutter mechanism
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Mahogany, Card, Fabric
Measurements
98 x 103 x 23 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525873.1
Summary
Shutter mechanism. The whole is a small mahogany box with a hole through the centre. The hole is lined with a protective card/paper insert. The shutter curtain appears to be jammed inside the box. All the fittings are nickel or chrome plate and comprise, on the bottom of the box a plate and a shutter speed control. Also a knurled knob bolt which allows the lens to be secured into the hole. On the top of the box is the shutter speed settting knob and the release. On the other side is the mechanism to draw the curtain across the hole. All parts appear to function but not as a unified mechanism.