Casket

c. 1890

Taylor, Taylor & Hobson

Leicester

England

No. 3

Lens Type:

Lens set.

Comprises:

Tube with iris diaphragm
RV back lens and front tube, f11 - f45, 8.59"
RR front and back lenses, f8 - f64, 7.16"
WAR front and back lenses, f16 - f64, 4.13"

Three diaphragm scales. Brass mount. For half-plate.

Serial Number:

3969 .

No. 3

Lens Type:

Lens set.

Comprises:

Tube with iris diaphragm
RV back lens and front tube, f11 - f45, 8.68"
RR front and back lenses, f8 - f64, 7.41"
WAR front and back lenses, f16 - f64, 4.11"

Three diaphragm scales. Brass mount. For half-plate.

Serial Number:

5802 .

With:

Fitted leather box.

The T.T.H. casket sets consist of the front and rear groups of lenses and a shared mount containing the diaphragm. The lenses cannot be mixed as in combinable sets. The lenses in the sets were:

RR Rapid Rectilinear
RV Rapid View
WAR Wide-angle Rectilinear
MAR Mid-angle Rectilinear
WAV Wide-angle View

Casket sets were produced for quarter, half and whole-plate.

References & Notes:

BJA 1892, p. 209. PA 1891, p. 397.

Company Details:

Taylor, Taylor & Hobson

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Casket

c. 1890

Taylor, Taylor & Hobson

Leicester

England

No. 3

Lens Type:

Serial Number:

No. 3

Lens Type:

Serial Number:

With:

References & Notes:

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