Billcliff plate camera

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1895 in Manchester
maker:
Billcliff and Sons

Folding stand camera for 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with an Aldis NO. 4 lens F:10 inches f/6-64 No. 12360. Thornton Pickard Time and Inst. Roller blind shutter 15/25/40/60/80/T, with cable release. Sliding rising front. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Tapered bellows and swing front and back. Pendulum level with a rotating back, ground glass screen and a built in royalty tripod head with legs. Billcliff.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/2261
Materials:
metal (unknown), wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), leather and glass
type:
plate camera and stand camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Billcliff camera case

Billcliff camera case

Billcliff plate camera canvas lined case.

Measurements:
overall: 295 mm x 340 mm x 230 mm,
Materials:
canvas
Object Number:
1990-5036/2261/1
type:
camera case
Billcliff plate camera focusing cloth

Billcliff plate camera focusing cloth

Billcliff plate camera focusing cloth.

Materials:
fabric
Object Number:
1990-5036/2261/2
type:
focusing cloth
Three wooden bookform double darkslides

Three wooden bookform double darkslides

three wooden bookform double darkslides. Billcliff

Measurements:
overall: 202 mm x 270 mm x 22 mm,
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
1990-5036/2261/3
type:
darkslide
Billcliff Plate Camera

Billcliff Plate Camera

Folding stand camera for 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch plates. Fitted with an Aldis NO. 4 lens F:10 inches f/6-64 No. 12360. Thornton Pickard Time and Inst. Roller blind shutter 15/25/40/60/80/T, with cable release. Sliding rising front. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Tapered bellows and swing front and back. Pendulum level with a rotating back, ground glass screen and a built in royalty tripod...