Three Dark Slides for Newman & Guardia SIBYL Folding Bellows Camera
Three double dark slides. Newman & Guardia. c. 1920
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/170/1
- type:
- darkslide
Newman & Guardia SIBYL Folding Bellows Camera
- Made:
- 1920
- maker:
- Newman and Guardia Limited and Ross Limited
Newman & Guardia new special Sibyl folding plate camera for negatives 2 1/2 x 3 1/2".With metal trellis for support. Fitted with a Ross Xpres F.4.5 112mm lens. With Newman & Guardia pneumatic shutter with speeds 1/2sec 1/150sec T. & B. Viewfinder mounted on top with parallax compensation with two ground glass screens. With three double dark slides. All metal construction with black leather cover. c. 1920
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Arthur Frank Collection
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/170
- Materials:
- nickel plated, metal (unknown), leather, velvet, textile, glass, paint and aluminium alloy
- Measurements:
-
overall: 170 mm x 95 mm x 165 mm,
- type:
- plate camera
- credit:
- The Arthur Frank Collection
Parts
Newman & Guardia SIBYL Folding Bellows Camera
Newman & Guardia new special Sibyl folding plate camera for negatives 2 1/2 x 3 1/2". With metal trellis for support. Fitted with a Ross Xpres F.4.5 112mm lens. With Newman & Guardia pneumatic shutter with speeds 1/2sec 1/150sec T. & B. Viewfinder mounted on top with parallax compensation with two ground glass screens. All metal construction with black leather cover. c. 1920
- Measurements:
-
overall: 170 mm x 95 mm x 170 mm, .571 kg
- Materials:
- aluminium alloy , glass , leather , metal (unknown) , nickel plated , paint , textile and velvet
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/170/2
- type:
- plate camera
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
