Camera, calotype

Description

Calotype camera with a metal focusing cover over hole, home-made, belonging to W.H. Fox Talbot, 1840s

Museum reference

T.1936.85

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Camera, calotype

Date

1840s

Materials

Wood, Metal

Physical description

Metal focusing cover

Associations

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877

Exhibitions

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