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Box form magazine plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a rapid rectilinear lens f/11-44. Adjustable shutter 1/2/4/10/20/50/75/100/T. With three magnifiers on rotating plate for 4,8 and 12 feet. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Falling plate mechanism, released by sliding knob on camera top. With exposure counter. With 12 metal plate holders with perforated rebates for identifying exposures. No. 189551.

Midg No 0 Magazine Plate Camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1910
Box with sealed packet of non deliquescent flash powder. Houghtons ltd.

Packet of Ensign flash powder

Photographic Technology
Pentacon Six single lens reflex camera for 120 roll film, Made by VEB Pentacon, East Germany, 1965. Serial No 11723.

Pentacon Six Single Lens Reflex Camera

Photographic Technology

1965
Folding stand camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. 43mm lens flange, on 67 x 100mm removable panel. Sliding rising front on lens panel and on front. Swing front and back. Rack and pinion focusing on back. Pendulum level on back. Reversible back, hinged ground glass focusing screen. Dark red leather bellows. With a Cooke Series III lens ( H D Taylor's patent). F:5.5inches, f/6.5-45, Taylor, Taylor Hobson No. 9828. Bausch and Lomb Unicum shutter 1/2/5/25/50/100/B/T. With two lens caps. No.4205.

The Sanderson camera

Photographic Technology
Enamelled-metal advertising sign bearing the words `Selo Film, Selo Regd Chrome Film, Made in England, Developing & Printing', 1929-1930.

Selo Film Advertising Sign

Photographic Technology

1929-1930
Head and shoulders portrait photograph of a woman, coated on embossed aluminium, backed with plaster of Paris, on a free standing wooden frame, c 1930. (7"x9 1/2")

Photograph of a woman on embossed aluminium, c 1930

Photographs

1925-1935
Exhibition plaque, Malvern Camera Club, awarded to E H F Crouch. Brass on oak stand. Allegorical winged figure with camera and attendant cherubs.

Exhibition Plaque, Malvern Camera Club

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1911
Cone shaped glass funnel with long tubular spout at apex, European, second half of 19th century.

Cone shaped funnel, 1851-1900

Laboratory Medicine

1851-1900
Instruction leaflet for Agfa 'Flashlight Lamp' kit. Printed in German, about 1922.

Agfa 'Flashlight Lamp' Instruction Leaflet

Photographic Technology

1917-1927
Leaflet entitled 'Millions More Get BBC2', special eddition of BBC2 News. Four pages, illustrated. Produced by BBC Publications; printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, about 1970.

Millions More Get BBC2

Photographs

c. 1970
Frenke and Heidecke, Germany. Twin lens refelx for 127 rollfilm 6x6cm. Grey finish. Taking lens Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar F:60mm f/3.5-22 No 5516151. Viewing lens Heidosmat F:60mm f/2.8.Both covered.Synchro-Compur shutter 1/2/8/15/30/60/125/250/300/B. Synchronised for electronic and bulb flash, coaxial socket. Delayed action. shutter wind coupled to wind-on knob. Common focusing knob, with depth of field scale and film type reminder. Convex ground lens focusing screen, with folding metal hood, incorporating magnifier and sports finder. Pictorial exposure calculator. Automatic exposure counter. Grey paint and light grey leatherette. No 2027696.

Rolliflex Twin Lens Reflex camera

Photographic Technology
Carton for Nishika N8000 3-D 35mm camera, 1989.

Carton For Nishika N8000 3-D 35mm camera

Photographic Technology

1989
Box camera for 116 rollfilm 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures. Rotary shutter, T/I. Two reflecting finders. Kodak Canada Inc. 1924-1933.

No 2A Brownie Camera

Photographic Technology

1924-1933
SMC Pentax-A f1:2.8 28mm lens No.5336297. Manufactured by Asaki Optical Co, Japan 1987. Fitted to Pentax camera 1989-5030/1.

Pentax f2.8 28mm lens

Photographic Technology

1987
Chemical cabinet.

Chemical Cabinet

Experimental Chemistry
Carton for PPC (Presenta Pocket Ciné) Silent 9.5mm projector/viewer. Retailed in United Kingdom by Presenta Ltd, manufactured in Switzerland, 1926.

Carton for Presenta Pocket Ciné

Cinematography

1935
A black and white photograph entitled ‘Dummies’, taken by an unknown photographer at Gallipoli, about 1915, from an album of photographs in the Kodak collection, page 26.

Dummies

Photographs

1915-1916
A black and white photograph entitled ‘French Gun’, taken by an unknown photographer at Gallipoli, about 1915, from an album of photographs in the Kodak collection, page 42.

French Gun

Photographs

1915-1916
A black and white photograph showing a girl with a stick on the beach at Broadstairs, taken by an unknown photographer, June 1915, from an album of photographs in the Kodak collection, page 13.

Girl with Stick at Broadstairs

Photographs

1915-06
A black and white photograph entitled ‘The Communication Trench’, taken by an unknown photographer at Gallipoli, about 1915, from an album of photographs in the Kodak collection, page 35.

The Communication Trench

Photographs

1915-1916
A black and white photograph entitled ‘Building a Hospital at ‘X’ Beach’, taken by an unknown photographer at Gallipoli, about 1915, from an album of photographs in the Kodak collection, page 30.

Building a Hospital at ‘X’ Beach

Photographs

1915-1916
Stereo camera for 120 rollfilm 2 x 24x24mm. Can take single or duplex albums. Two Iriar lenses F35mm f/3.5 Nos 11349 and 11832. 5 speed shutter 1/10 - 1/200 attached lens cap; optical DV finder; X and M coaxial flash soickets. Two windows. Serial No 6182.

Duplex Super 120 sterocamera

Photographic Technology

1956-1960
Carton For Kodak black and white panchromatic Verichrome Pan rollfilm.

Carton For Kodak Verichrome Pan Rollfilm

Photographic Technology
One of eight early photographs; cased portrait photograph, three quarter view, hand-coloured skin, with gilding. Leather case with velvet lining.

Cased image, hand-coloured portrait of a woman, c 1850

Photographs

1845-1855
Casket for the compact storage of cabinet cards, 1880-1890.

Casket for the compact storage of cabinet cards, 1880-1890

Photographs

1880-1890
Flexible printed circuit board from the Canon AE-1, programmable camera.

Flexible Printed Circuit Board from Canon AE1

Photographic Technology
Ilfomatic 'Universal 50' camera for 126 cartridge film; instant load cartridge camera; Ilformatic f.11 colour corrected coated lens; with leather wriststrip, 1969.

Ilfomatic 'Universal 50' camera

Photographic Technology

1969
Box camera for 120 rollfilm 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures, rotary shutter, T/I and two reflecting finders. Eastman Kodak, 1901-1924.

No 2 brownie camera

Photographic Technology

1901
Nimslo 3-D 35mm camera. 35mm automatic 3 Dimension. Hot shoe.Automatic shutter, electronically programmed, 1/30 to 1/500 seconds. Serilal No.230910334. 30mm Quadra lens system; 30mm f/5.6 Air Spaced Triplets with coated high indexed optical glass elements, prefocussed to 6' (2 metres) to infiniity. Serial No 1202.

Nimslo 3-D 35mm camera

Photographic Technology

1982
Canon AE-1 program camera. Serial No V1054H(K). Canon lens fd; 50mm 1:1.74, Serial no 3373241, Shutter No 5000000E. Hot shoe fitting.

Canon AE-1 Program Camera

Photographic Technology
'Magic Photoret' detective camera original wooden box. Magic introduction company. 1894. Wooden box with sliding lid. ''You see it as I saw it ' says the Photoret'.

Wooden box for 'Magic Photoret' camera

Photographic Technology

1894
175x230mm red Morocco leather case (only bottom remains) embossed with leaf and scroll design. Gold leaf pattern around edges. Once lined with plain red plush. Ornate oval gilt mat and patterned pinchbeck frame. 130x190mm daguerreotype three quarter length portrait of young mother and child seated with father. Lady wearing large cameo brooch.

Daguerreotype In Broken Red Morocco Leather Box

Photographs
120x155mm ferrotype group portrait of the Hughes and Nelson families Captain Hughes drowned when the SS 'Leonowi' was lost round the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1887.

Uncased Ferrotype

Photographs

c. 1887
110x140mm red Morocco leather case embossed one side with formal design. Very good condition. Back stamped 'Simonton and Millard, Dublin Photogrpahic Institution, 39 Lower Sackville St'. Two latches. Lined with crimson plush with formal motif. Inside edged with gold leaf pattern. Picture out of case. Contains portrait of a man with elbows on table and finger to temple.

Collodion Positive in Red Morocco Leather Case

Photographs
80x92mm red Morocco leather fold-over case with slot-in catch on front. Gold leaf on design on inside edges. Lined with pink satin. Frame edged with lilac material. Oval gilt mat with fern desing. Patterend pinchbeck frame. 57x70mm young woman seated with arm resting on table. Hat with feather on her lap. full skirted dress. Face and hands tinted. Gilt on earings, brooch and belt buckle. Tablecloth also tinted. Lacquer back.

Collodion Positive in Morocco Leather 'Fold Over' Case

Photographs
Warranty and software on CD Rom for Kodak Digital Science DC50 zoom digital camera.

Warranty and software for Kodak Digital Science DC50 zoom digital camera

Photographic Technology

1996
Logitech Fotoman Plus digital camera with recharger stand. Built in flash; ISO 200 equiv. Threads 27mm lens f/4.5-65mm equiv. Serial No FAL469304121.

LogiTech FotoMan Plus digital camera

Photographic Technology

1992
Apple Mac Quick Take 100 digital camera. Serial Number TL4288P325Q. Built-in flash unit and LCD screen. 99000369 written in marker pen on side of camera body.

Apple Mac Quick Take 100 digital camera

Photographic Technology
Medal, Birmingham Photographic Society, 1934. Awarded to Stanley A Smith. Round relief, cast base metal with silver paint. Seated man developing a photograph with a girl behind. In fabric-lined box.

Medal, Birmingham Photographic Society, 1934

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1934
Folding camera for SX-70 film packs; autoexposure; darken-lighten control; focusing through lens via mirror system, incorporating split image rangefinder; motorised film ejection.

Polaroid SX-70 Land camera

Photographic Technology
Kodaslide 50 Projector; for transparencies. Ektanon lens 4" f3.5. Plug removed.

Kodaslide 50 Projector

Cinematography
Cardboard box camera for single plate 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, loaded in the dark. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture and focus. With a spring loaded shutter, brief time only, and a single reflecting viewfinder. Coronet Camera Co.

Coronet camera outfit

Photographic Technology

c. 1934
Instant camera for PR-10 film packs; 'Zooming circle' focus aid; darken/lighten control; auto exposure; handle print ejector; in original box.

Kodak Instant camera EK4

Photographic Technology

1976
Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens of fixed aperture. Rotary shutter T/I. Single reflecting finder. Blue leatherette covereing. Eastman Kodak 1931.

No 2 Rainbow Hawkeye Camera Model C

Photographic Technology

1931
Box form camera for 3 1/4 inch wide darkroom loaded film, 2 3/4 x 3 1/4. Fitted with a single lens of fixed aperture and focus and a special sector type string cocking shutter. No viewfinder attach, sighting lines are on the top and side. With an exposure calculator. No. 1014. Eastman Kodak, 1891-1895.

Ordinary Kodak camera

Photographic Technology

1891-1985
Box/ folding camera for 4 x 5 darkroom loaded rollfilm. Fitted with a Bausch and Lomb Universal lens. Rotating plate with 4 apertures. Special Kodak sector shutter adjustable tension. Sliding focusing. Rotating reflecting finder on baseboard. Double spirit level. Eastman-walker roll holder, later type, large roller audible windon indication, No.280. Wind on knob on lid engages with roll holder when closed. The Eastman Company. 1890-1892.

No 4 Folding Kodak camera

Photographic Technology

1890-1892
Rigid body camera for Kodak PR-10 Instant Print packs; auto exposure; lighten-darken control; battery test button; brightline finder manual picture ejection; flip-flash socket.

Kodak EK2 Instant camera

Photographic Technology

1977
Carton and packaging for Kodak Digital Science DC50 zoom digital camera and accessories.

Carton and packaging for Kodak Digital Science DC50 zoom digital camera and accessories

Photographic Technology

1996
Camera case for Kodak DC210 Zoom digital camera.

Camera case for Kodak DC210 Zoom digital camera

Photographic Technology

1997
Carton for No 2 Rainbow Hawkeye camera Model C carton. Eastman Kodak 1931.

Carton for No 2 Rainbow Hawkeye Camera Model C

Photographic Technology

1931