Accession No

5882

Brief Description

plate camera on rails, attributed to Thornton-Pickard, English, first quarter of 20th Century

Origin

England [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Thornton-Pickard [attributed]

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

wood (varnished); asbestos; metal (three types)

Dimensions

length 1230mm; width 240mm; height 400mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge, 16/10/2001.

Inscription

“TIME INST PATENT THORNTON-PICKARD”

Description Notes

Plate camera on rails consisting of 2 parts + box of accessories. The two parts connect together by means of long rails, one inserting into the other.

The internal rails are attached to the plate camera at one end. The camera consists of 2 sets of bellows which can be extended along the rails. There is an aperture at one end and a frosted glass door at the other. The exernal rails have a wooden base along their full length and a raised metal plate with a slit in it at one end. At the other end is a wooden box with a door on either side.

Accessories:
10 objects which attach to a rail mechanism:
4 stands
1 mechanically adjustable slide or plate holder
1 metal disk with aperture
1 disk coated with cork
1 clamp with rack and pinion adjustment
1 electric light source held in clamp
1 base with no attachments
Box of glass plates
Package containing two glass screens for “lens-lite” fitting
1 simple stand
Box: Heat resisting and heat absorbing glass square
Box containing 7 small parts
Flat box containing screws, hinges, metal blocks etc.
Wooden board with metal attachment
2 wooden apertures, each bearing on a metal rod
Large triangular metal plate with 7 holes in it
Large metal rod
2 angled metal strips
2 metal plates, one silver, one orange
Frosted glass panel contained within metal frame
2 huge lenses in brass mounts (1 conical)
1 large wooden disc with a brass collar and aperture

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