Whole-plate Collapsible Field Camera

Made:: 1853 in Islington

maker:: Thomas Ottewill and Company

Whole-plate collapsible field camera, made entirely of wood, with one slide (no lens), by Ottewill; with "Carte de Visite" lens presented by Tear 15/7/30, 1853.

Details

Category:: Photographic Technology

Object Number:: 1930-343

Measurements:: overall: 310 mm x 325 mm x 660 mm,

type:: plate camera and field camera

credit:: National Media Museum, Bradford

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Ottewill Whole-Plate Collapsible Field Camera

Whole-plate collapsible field camera, made entirely of wood, with one slide (no lens), by Ottewill; with 'Carte de Visite' lens by 'Squire & Co, late Shepherd Market, King Wm St 42, London Bridge'; lens no 7199. Presented by Tear 15 July 1930, 1853. With separate focussing screen (inserted into camera).

Measurements:: overall: 288 mm x 340 mm x 635 mm,

Materials:: mahogany (wood) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass

Object Number:: 1930-343/1

type:: plate camera and field camera

Two Lens Stops For Ottewill Collapsible Field Camera

Two lens stops with six smaller stops for whole-plate collapsible field camera in leather case. Smaller stops stamped '4,5" x 3,2'. Smaller stops by J H Dallmeyer.