Le Meritoire camera
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- 1881-1891 in Birmingham
- maker:
- J Lancaster and Son
Stand camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. With a simple landscape lens in rack and pinion mount and fixed aperture. Sliding rising and cross front. Small amount of swing on back. Ground glass focusing screen on hinged frame. Camera disassemblies back has two sets of half hinges on two adjacent sides. Front has two screws locating in long keyhole slots in baseboard. Removable single side strut. Baseboard separate. J Lancaster & Son, c.1886.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/2467
- type:
- stand camera and plate camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
