Sanderson Regular quarter plate camera

Made:: 1914

maker:: Houghtons Limited

"Sanderson Regular" quarter plate camera fitted with Compur shutter and Tessar f4.5 lens, c. 1912, with Dallmeyer Adon lens and Compur shutter; Wray wide angle lens & Epsilon shutter; Nine dark slides, c. 1914.

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Category:: Photographic Technology

Object Number:: 1978-507

type:: cameras

credit:: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments

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Sanderson Regular Quarter Plate Camera

Sanderson Regular Quarter Plate Camera

"Sanderson Regular" quarter plate camera fitted with Compur shutter and Tessar f4.5 lens by George Houghton and Sons, c. 1915.

Measurements:: overall: 157 mm x 164 mm x 244 mm, 1.4 kg

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , ivory , leather , leatherette , mahogany (wood) , metal (unknown) , nickel plated and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1978-507 Pt1

type:: quarter plate camera

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Dallmeyer Adon Lens and Compur Shutter for "Sanderson Regular" Camera

Dallmeyer Adon Lens and Compur Shutter for "Sanderson Regular" Camera

Dallmeyer Adon lens and Compur shutter for "Sanderson Regular" quarter plate camera fitted with Compur shutter and Tessar f4.5 lens, c. 1912.

Measurements:: overall: 75 mm x 100 mm x 120 mm, .41 kg

Object Number:: 1978-507 Pt2

type:: lens

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Nine Dark Slides for "Sanderson Regular" Quarter Plate Camera

Nine Dark Slides for "Sanderson Regular" Quarter Plate Camera

Nine dark slides for "Sanderson Regular" quarter plate camera fitted with Compur shutter and Tessar f4.5 lens, c. 1912.

Measurements:: overall: 90 mm x 205 mm x 160 mm, 1.14 kg

Object Number:: 1978-507 Pt3

type:: slide

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wray Wide Angle Lens & Epsilon Shutter for Sanderson Regular Quarter Plate Camera

Wray Wide Angle Lens & Epsilon Shutter for Sanderson Regular Quarter Plate Camera

Wray wide angle lens & Epsilon shutter for "Sanderson Regular" quarter plate camera fitted with Compur shutter and Tessar f4.5 lens, c. 1912.

Measurements:: overall: 62 mm x 100 mm x 30 mm, .12 kg

Object Number:: 1978-507 Pt4

type:: lens

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum