'No. 6 Klito' quarter-plate camera by Houghton Ltd and 'Symmetrical' lens by Beck

Made:
1904
maker:
R and J Beck

'No. 6 Klito' quarter-plate camera by Houghton Ltd and 'Symmetrical' lens by Beck, c.1904, with instruction booklet and original cardboard box.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
1962-264
Measurements:
whole: 1.5kg
type:
cameras
credit:
Nayler, S.H.

Parts

'No. 6 Klito' Quarter-Plate Camera

'No. 6 Klito' Quarter-Plate Camera

'No. 6 Klito' quarter-plate camera by Houghton Ltd and 'Symmetrical' lens by Beck, c.1904.

Measurements:
overall: 149 mm x 125 mm x 233 mm, 1.5 kg
Materials:
glass , leather , metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1962-264 Pt1
type:
cameras
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Original Cardboard Box for 'No. 6 Klito' Quarter-Plate Camera

Original Cardboard Box for 'No. 6 Klito' Quarter-Plate Camera

Original cardboard box for 'No. 6 Klito' quarter-plate camera by Houghton Ltd, c.1904

Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 250 mm x 145 mm, .265 kg
Object Number:
1962-264 Pt2
type:
box - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Instruction Booklet for 'No. 6 Klito' Quarter-Plate Camera

Instruction Booklet for 'No. 6 Klito' Quarter-Plate Camera

Instruction booklet for 'No. 6 Klito' quarter-plate camera by Houghton Ltd, c.1904

Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 69 mm x 1 mm, .008 kg
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1962-264 Pt3
type:
instruction book
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum