item details
NameButcher Royal Mail Stamp Camera with double dark slide
ProductionW. Butcher & Sons; manufacturer; circa 1907; London
Classificationcameras, photographic equipment
Materialswood, metal, brass, glass, leather
DimensionsOverall: 125mm (width), 160mm (length), 110mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH007584
Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Wooden stamp camera in original cardboard box, with wooden plate holder. The camera has 15 lenses for taking 15 stamp sized images of the same subject on a single quarter plate negative.