Portable folding camera, by George Knight & Sons, 1853

Portable folding camera, with single lens and 2 dark slides in travelling box, by George Knight & Sons, London, 1853

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
1976-554
type:
camera
credit:
Bottone, John Leonard

Parts

Portable Folding Camera with Single Lens, Plate Holders and Lens Cap

Portable Folding Camera with Single Lens, Plate Holders and Lens Cap

Portable folding camera by G. Knight and Sons with single lens and 2 plate holders and lens cap, c. 1853.

Measurements:
overall: 180 mm x 190 mm x 345 mm, 1.903 kg
Materials:
wood , brass , metal , glass and ivory
Object Number:
1976-554 Pt1
type:
camera
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Travelling Box for Camera

Travelling Box for Camera

Travelling box for portable folding camera by G. Knight and Sons with single lens and 2 dark slides, c. 1853.

Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 305 mm x 140 mm, 1.18 kg
Object Number:
1976-554 Pt2
type:
box
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum