McKellen Plate Camera

McKellen's 'Treble Patent' plate camera with five dark slides by Billcliff.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Object Number:
Y1992.145.1
Materials:
wood (unidentified), leather, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and velvet
Measurements:
plate camera (folded): 80 mm x 308 mm x 320 mm,
lens: 98 mm 125 mm,
type:
camera
credit:
Purchased From Christie's

Parts

Dark slide for McKellen's 'Treble Patent' camera

Dark slide for McKellen's 'Treble Patent' camera

Dark slide for McKellen's 'Treble Patent' camera

Object Number:
Y1992.145.1.1
type:
drop-front bellows plate camera

McKellen Plate Camera

McKellen's 'Treble Patent' plate camera.

Materials:
wood (mahogany) and brass
Object Number:
Y1992.145.1/1
type:
camera
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Crystal from Dark Slides

Crystal from Dark Slides

Packet of white crystal from Billcliff's dark slides.

Materials:
mineral (unspecified)
Object Number:
Y1992.145.1.2
type:
crystal
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
McKellen Plate Camera

McKellen Plate Camera

Lens for McKellen's 'Treble Patent' plate camera. Includes leather and velvet lined lens cap.

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
Y1992.145.1/2
type:
camera lens
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
McKellen Plate Camera

McKellen Plate Camera

Five dark slides by Billcliff for McKellen's 'Treble Patent' plate camera.

Object Number:
Y1992.145.1/3
type:
camera dark slides
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum