Half-plate camera
- Made:
- circa 1860 in Manchester
- maker:
- John Benjamin Dancer
Half-plate folding-tailboard camera, made by W. I. Chadwick, Manchester, c. 1860 and with lens made by J. B. Dancer, who sold the camera.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Object Number:
- Y1981.27
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 235 mm x 205 mm x 95 mm,
- type:
- bellows plate camera
- credit:
- Purchased from J.V. Jenkins