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Thornton Pickard `The Sandringham' Folding Plate Field Camera

Inventory Number 76014


Item type
Object
Provenance
Pres. by Mr. & Mrs. Lockwood
Dimensions
Height: 270mm Width: 310mm Depth: 185mm Weight: 3126g
Inventory No
76014
Accession Number
1981-8/21

Description

A folding plate camera with accessories. The plate camera comprises of a wooden block with a large circular aperture rimmed with copper alloy. This is then mounted on a second wooden block by a series of hinges that contains the bellows of the camera. The accessories include a secondary set of bellows, a lens, three photographic plate holders and a flash box. The camera is stored in a canvas carrying case.