Collection of plate cameras and lantern projectors with associated archive material

Made:
circa 1870; circa 1890; circa 1895 in United Kingdom
maker:
Aubrey Franks Limited

Collection of plate cameras and lantern projectors with associated archive material.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
Y1987.245
Measurements:
280 mm x 295 mm x 410 mm,
type:
collection of objects and archives
credit:
Purchased From Christie's

Parts

Billcliff Half-Plate Camera

Half-plate tailboard camera, made by Joshua Billcliff, with a Dallmeyer 3.D. patent lens. Stamped with maker and serial number (8901).

Measurements:
overall (open): 300 mm x 293 mm x 414 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
Y1987.245.1
type:
camera
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Magic lantern projector with seven boxes of slides

Magic lantern projector with seven boxes of slides, made by Aubrey Franks Ltd, Manchester, c.1890.

Measurements:
Overall: 285 mm x 160 mm x 470 mm,
Object Number:
Y1987.245.2
type:
lantern projector
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"The News Baroness" Half-Plate Camera Accessories

"The News Baroness" Half-Plate Camera Accessories

Camera accessories for the "The New Baroness" by Thornton Pickard. Accessories include a lens, a lens plate for a wide-angle lens, a pin, and a black metal attachment.

Materials:
iron , glass and textile
Object Number:
Y1987.245.3/3
type:
accessories and lens
Part of:
Y1987.245.3
Case for "The News Baroness" Half-Plate Camera

Case for "The News Baroness" Half-Plate Camera

Case for half-plate field camera "The New Baroness" by Thornton Pickard, also containing the cloth bags for the double dark slides.

Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 265 mm x 170 mm,
Materials:
textile and leather
Object Number:
Y1987.245.3/4
type:
camera case
Part of:
Y1987.245.3
"The News Baroness" camera double dark slides

"The News Baroness" camera double dark slides

Three double dark slides for the "The New Baroness" camera by Thornton Pickard.

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
Y1987.245.3/5
type:
slide
Part of:
Y1987.245.3
"The News Baroness" camera iron plate holders

"The News Baroness" camera iron plate holders

Three iron plate holders for the "The New Baroness" camera by Thornton Pickard.

Materials:
iron , glass and textile
Object Number:
Y1987.245.3/6
type:
holders
Part of:
Y1987.245.3
"The News Baroness" Half-Plate Camera Lens in box

"The News Baroness" Half-Plate Camera Lens in box

Lens in lens box for the "The New Baroness" camera by Thornton Pickard.

Materials:
iron , glass and textile
Object Number:
Y1987.245.3/7
type:
lens
Part of:
Y1987.245.3