Shew 'Eclipse' pocket camera, c1885

Made:: circa 1885 in City of London

maker:: J F Shew & Co

One Shew 'Eclipse' pocket camera c.1885; with Shew rapid rectilinear lens No.2754; Shew eclipse rotary shutter; six plateholders; one Eastman roll holder No.7145; a Shew viewfind; an eclipse tripod head; all in leather case.

Details

Category:: Photography

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1982-231

Measurements:: overall: 194 mm x 365 mm x 16 mm,

type:: camera

credit:: Wellcome Trustees

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Shew 'Eclipse' pocket camera, c1885

Measurements:: overall: 194 mm x 365 mm x 16 mm,

Object Number:: 1982-231/1

type:: camera

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Accessories for Shew 'Eclipse' pocket camera, c1885

One lens, one lens mount, one leather covered tripod head, one set of Waterhouse stops, six cut film holders, ten black card oblongs, one leather pouch with paper/card inserts, accessories for Shew 'Eclipse' pocket camera c.1885