Camera, calotype

Description

Early calotype camera with lens, c. 1840, part of equipment used by Fox Talbot, the inventor of the photographic negative/positive process

Museum reference

T.1936.21

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Camera, calotype

Production information

Unsigned
United Kingdom, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1840

Materials

Wood, Metal, Glass

Associations

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877

Exhibitions

• Enquire (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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