Box Camera

Made:
1835-1845 in England

Camera with lens and metal focussing cover, (deal wood), c. 1840. During 1838 and 1840 Talbot purchased a number of cameras to make photogenic drawings from the London instrument maker, Andrew Ross. This camera may derive from this source. Equipped with simple lens there is also an inspection hole in the lens panel above the lens that was use to check that the image was centrally located on the sensitive paper and correctly focused.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
1937-346
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and deal (wood)
Measurements:
overall: 195 mm x 195 mm x 130 mm,
type:
box camera
credit:
Matilda Talbot