Half-Plate Folding Field Camera and Kit, by R. & J. Beck, London, c.1890

A portable, dry plate bellows camera for half plates (160 mm x 120 mm) and use on a tripod. It includes three half plates labelled 1-6, one isochromatic C No. 1 Ilford screen in original box, one detached lens(?) attachment with a leather lens cap, and a lockable leather carrying case lined in green felt with key. There is a small rectangular box with a copper alloy hinge and snap hinge, covered in leather and lined with blue velvet and fabric with two filters, one clear and one yellow. There is a cylinder case with a removable lid and inside there is a lens by J. H. Dallmeyer. The last two pieces in the case are a copper alloy collar and a copper alloy tube painted black.

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An example of the new generation of portable cameras which began to appear from the 1870s.