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Weston Master III exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1959

Weston Photronic Exposure Meter Model 650

Photographic Technology

1935

Watkins "Bee" Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1915-1925

Watkins "Standard" Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1890-1900

Avo Exposure meter model 1, made by the Automatic

Optics

1950-1959

Wynne "Infallible" exposure meter, with metal case

Photography

1913

Avo exposure meter, damaged, made in England by AC

Optics

Primus printing gauge

Photographic Technology

1910-1920
Original enamel tin packing for Wynne's Infallible Exposure Photographic Exposure Meter, with chamois leather pouch, card of plate speeds and instruction book, marked 'June 1921'.

Wynne's Infallible Exposure Meter in silver case

Photographic Technology

1897

Leon Warnerke's patent actinometer, photographic e

Photography

1895-1905
Actinometer watch-type meter, full size, in engine-turned silver case. Hallmarked AW 'X' for 1897. Round meter with white face and insturction booklet.

Wynne's Infallible Exposure Meter in silver case

Photographic Technology

1897
Watch type actinometer in solid silver case hallmarked for Birmingham. Gothic in style 't', 'A.W.' 1893. Back engraved with crowned A monogram and the Prince of Wales feathers. With rose, thistle and shamrock decoration. Wynne.

Queen Alexandra's Wynne's Infallible exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1893

Actinograph

Photographic Technology

1888-1895

Avo Smethhurst High Light Exposure Meter in leathe

Optics

1940-1959
Wellington exposure meter, plastic disc mounted on card by metal rivet. In cloth envelope. Made by Wellington & Ward Ltd., Elstree, Herts.

Wellington exposure meter

Photographic Technology

Exposure meter and shutter unit for polarising binocular microscope

Microscopes

Camera body for polarising binocular microscope

Microscopes
Watkins exposure meter, made by R. Field and Co. Birmingham. Cylindrical form; pendulum cap. Actinometer from carrying long strip of sensitive paper under tinted disc. Calculator on body - 6 scales, 4 rotating, two fixed.

Watkins Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

c. 1895
Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter. Extinction type; flat disc with rotating continuous wedge. Calibrated f.3.5-25 1/2000-12 minutes.

Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter

Photographic Technology

Avo light meter model 3, made by Avo Ltd., Dover,

Optics

1970-1979
Extinction type exposure meter. Step wedge numbered 1-6 set in narrow slot, held at some distance from the eye. Rotary calculator. Film speed scales for Weston ASA, BS and Scheiner. Neck cord.

Nebro Visual exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Leudi exposure meter, made in Austria. Simple extinction type meter. Continuous wedge behind scale 1-32. Flexible transparent band round case, provides calculator. 20-29 degrees Sch.

Leudi exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Norwood Super Director Exposure Meter. Made in Japan. Incident light meter, No 1043. In everready case.

Norwood Super Director Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology
Meter; photoelectric; two range; ASA calibration 1-650; detatchable incident light screen; in moulded rubber-like ERC.

Avo Universal Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology
VS 19 Justophot extinction exposure meter. Dream - Dr.E.Meyer patent, three adjustable scales for flimspeed, aperture and shutter on cylinder containing focussing lens.

Justophot extinction exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Circular form photoelectric exposure meter. The photocell is protected by spring loaded doors, opening automatically when the lid is opened. Single scale, numbered 0-15. Rotating calculator, f/scale 1.4-22, speed scale 6-200ASA with DIN and Sch.0 scales. Shutter scale 1/1600 sec - 4 minutes. Cine exposure time scale in lid. With ribbon strap. No. B 514853. c.1952

Bertram Chronos exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1947-1957
Metrovick exposure meter. Metropolitan-Vickerrs. PE meter dual range.

Metrovick Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1937
Single scale; foot candle conversion table; film speeds 17º-35º; leather case.

Ilford Photoelectric exposure meter type C

Photographic Technology
GEC photoelectric exposure meter with instructions. Distributed by Johnson of Hendon, made in England.

GEC photoelectric exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1948
Exposure meter; clip-on; coupling to camera shutter speed disc; ASA 6-3200; low-high ranges; in leather case. (see 1990-5036/6528).

Petri CdS meter for Petri VI camera

Photographic Technology

1960-1969
Kopil Cds TTL exposure meter. Cylinder 5.2cm in diameter and 7cm long. One end with 4cm ID screw thread. Meter unit at other end. Calibrated ASA 6-1600. Exposure times 1/1000sec to 60secs. Cds cell powered by small mercury cell. On off switch. Designed to accept camera lens for direct exposure reading. Manufactured by Kobayashi Seiki Seisakujo Ltd, Japan.

Kopil Cds TTL exposure meter

Photographic Technology
A set of 3 actinometers from Primus printing gauge for printing platinotype, carbon, ozotype papers etc. Plated holder for strip of POP paper with 12-step wedge.

3 actinometers from Primus printing gauge

Photographic Technology
Weston photronic exposure meter model 617, made by Weston Electric Instrument Corporation, Newark, NJ. Photoelectric exposure meter. Scale calibrated in light values, 0-1300. Two photocells, one switched out of circuit by pressing button - scale readings then divided by 10. Rotary disc calculator 4-48 film speeds; f1.5-32; 1/800 - 64 seconds; LV 1-1300.

Weston Photronic Exposure Meter No 617

Photographic Technology

1932
Shoe fitting exposure meter; ASA/Din scales 6-400, 9-27; two ranges automatically selected; no K 14091.

Kodak Kodalux exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Wynne's infallible print meter for printing platinotype and carbon prints. Series of numbers and letters under masks with graduated holders and opal glass diffusers. The Infallible exposure meter company.

Wynne's infallible print meter

Photographic Technology
Made in Japan. Miniature photoelectric meter for camera shoe fitting. Scales: ASA 3-3000, f/1.4-32, 1/200-30 secs, EV 1-17. Hinged flap with slots for bright light. In leather case.

Capital exposure meter - Avigo M1 meter

Cinematography

c. 1963
Pocket book exposure calculator. Disc calculator aperture scales f/1.8-16, speeds 1/2000-64seconds. Illustrated guide to subjects, detailed lists of plates and films from several manufacturers. Wellcome, Burroughs and Co. c.1945

Wellcome photographic exposure guide

Photographic Technology

1940-1950
Optimus exposure indicator made by Perken, Son and Rayment, London. Designed by Howard Farmer. Celluloid slide-rule calculator. Calibrated: subject; f no. time. Factors given for time of year and day. Metal slider.

Optimus exposure indicator

Photographic Technology
Exposure meter, "Chum" trade mark, small plastic-cased meter with needle dial. In leather case

'Chum' Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology
Gossen. Made in West Germany. Photoelectric exposure meter. Scale calibrated 1-12. Rotating roller with aperture scales from f/1.4--45. Fixed shutter speed speed scales 8 secs-1/500 sec, 8-64 fps. ASA speed range 21-800. Rolltop blind in white plastic for incident light readings. 'Colour Finder' scale - step wedge in red calibrated 2,600, 3,200, 4,000, 5,800 and 10,000 OK, with comparison patch. No X273169. In leather case with instructions (filed).

Sixon exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1955
VS 27 Ombrux 2 exposure meter. Photoelectric meter; 2 ranges - pushbutton for low light scale. Scheiner scale 20-35; DIN scale 9-24. In grey case

Ombrux 2 exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Nebro visual exposure meter. An extintion-type exposure meter.

Nebro visual exposure meter.

Photographic Technology

1950
Disc calculator for flash bulb exposures - PF1 and PF5 and No1 and No 2 Photolita lamps. Scales for 12-320 ASA films.

Philips Photoflux and Photolita calculator

Photographic Technology

1955-1965
Photoelectric exposure meter for cine photography. Black bakelite case. Aluminium back. Two ranges, selected by push button. Calibrated directly in apertures f5.6-32. 1.5-8. Set for 16fps for range of films. One reading up or down used for faster or slower films.

Blendux exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1930-1940
Justodrem exposure meter, made in Austria. Telescope type extinction meter. Eyepiece with lens used to view continuous wedge carrying letters: AMPXDRFHBKVSGNLZ. Calculator scales round tube.

Justodrem exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Avo exposure meter, model 1. Photoelectric exposure meter with two brightness scales. To operate, moveable pointer attached to aperture/speed scale is aligned with cell pointer. Turning moveable pointer beyond the ends of the scale brings in or removes bright light baffle. Calibrated f/11.4-32, 60 seconds to 1/2000. Bs 5-40. No 2827. Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Co.

Avo exposure meter model 1

Photographic Technology
Telescope type extinction meter. Blue image of scene surrounded by numbers 1-12 visible in focusing eyepiece. Adjustable Schiener scale 1-27, with shutter of speeds 1/3000sec - 3 hours, apertures f/2.2-50. Depth of focus table for 3,4 and 5 1/2 inch lenses. Moving object table too.

Bewi precision exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Wynne's "Infallible" exposure meter complete with instructions in original tin case; ( works by darkening of light - sensitive test paper), c. 1912.

Wynne's "Infallible" exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1912
Sekonic X-1 digipro model L-518 exposure meter.

Sekonic X-1 digipro model L-518 exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Adams stop-watch exposure meter. Manufactured by Adams and Co., 24 Charing Cross Road, London, WC. Actinometer, very similar to Wynne's Infallible. On the back of the stopwatch calibrated 0-60 secs in 1/5ths. Small minute hand (broken) with seperate dial 0-30mins. Single winding knob for start, stop and return.

Adams stop-watch exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1907-1917