Thornton Pickard Ruby camera. Quarterplate folding camera
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- 1899-1905 in Altrincham
Thornton Pickard Ruby camera. Quarterplate folding camera, brass and mahogany. Bellows plate. Rising and swing front. Double focussing pinions - front and back Pendulum level. Built-in tripod fittings. No.3193A. Fitted with Cooke lens 1259. No 3193.
Thornton Pickard Ruby camera, made in England, c. 1899-1904.
The Ruby is a compact quarter plate folding field camera, the front door becomes the baseboard and tripod legs can be fastened to the built-in turntable. A cheaper version of the Ruby, the Amber, was released at a similar time.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/65
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), mahogany (wood) and glass
- type:
- field camera, folding camera and plate camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
