Two Plate Holders
Two double wooden bookform plateholders for a Franks half-plate camera, made by A. Franks, optician, Manchester, Hull and Liverpool.
Franks' Half-plate camera
Franks half-plate camera, made by A Franks, optician, Manchester, Hull and Liverpool. Folding stand camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2". No lens; flange 1 3/4" on panel. Rack and pinion focussing, sliding rising front. Swing back. Double extension bellows. With two double wooden bookform plateholders. No lens.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/447
- Materials:
- glass, wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and leather
- Measurements:
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overall (folded, laid flat): 77 mm x 215 mm x 240 mm,
- type:
- plate camera, folding camera and stand camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
