Folding camera used by Herbert Ponting
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Maker: A. E. Staley and Co. Folding camera, leather covered with pop-up viewfinder on top section, and leather handle with metal attachments on side section. Featuring a Planastigmat f6.8 lens.
Camera also features adjustable shift, allowing for a controlling of the distortion of the relatively wide angle lens. Only details stated in the V&A collection record are recorded here.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Research required
- Dimensions
- Part: Research required; Value: 207 mm; Dimension: Length · Part: Research required; Value: 197 mm; Dimension: Depth · Part: Research required; Value: 138 mm; Dimension: Height · Part: Research required; Value: 207 mm; Dimension: Length · Part: Research required; Value: 43 mm; Dimension: Depth · Part: Research required; Value: 120 mm; Dimension: Height
- Object type
- Camera
Identification
- Maker
- A. E. Staley and Co
- Institution identifier
- O1427518
Catalogue references
- CatalogueO1427518
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