Cox sliding box camera for 5 x 4 inch plates
Cox sliding box camera for 5 x 4 inch plates, made by F Cox in about 1860. Lens mount only (not original) by Vallatin Opticians (from 1840-1856 in workshop Lewrebours, Paris) Ground glass focussing screen. (M2161)
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/609
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), white metal (unknown), glass and bone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 178 mm x 142 mm x 282 mm,
- type:
- box camera and plate camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
