Eclipse collapsible bellows camera, 1895

Made:
1895 in London
maker:
J F Shew & Co
,
Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company
and
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson Limited

Eclipse collapsible bellows camera for single exposures 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 on plates. Fitted with a Cooke lens by Taylor T. Hobson f.1 3 1/4" with between-the-lens iris diaphragm. WIth local plane shutter at rear and manufactuered by Thornton Pickard and with speeds up to 1/1000sec. With detachable waist-level viewfinder of reflector type. J. F. Shew & Co 1895.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/208
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 280 mm x 95 mm,
type:
plate camera
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection