Box-Plate Camera
- Made:
- 1875-1880 in United Kingdom
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A sliding box wet-plate camera, made by J B Payne, with a "Time & Inst% roll-blind shutter, made by Thornton-Pickard.
Group includes camera, lens, roll-blind shutter and shutter release mechanism (heavily corroded).
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Object Number:
- Y1991.147
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, wood (unidentified) and leather
- Measurements:
-
shutter: 25 mm x 113 mm x 103 mm,
camera: 203 mm x 277 mm x 181 mm,
lens: 84 mm 71 mm,
- type:
- camera
- credit:
- Purchased From Christie's
