Salex Focal Plane Plate Camera

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1907 in Italy and London
maker:
City Sale & Exchange Limited

Salex focal plane plate camera. A collapsing strut-form camera for 3 1/4 inch by 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a Salex Anastigmat B lens, F: 13.5cm, f/4.5-36 in helical focusing mount. Focal plane shutter 15/25/50/100/150/250/500/1000/. Set by pulling put cocking knob and winding blind edge to marks in focal plane frame. With simple flap shutter attachment to lens for time exposure. Optical frame finder. Made in Italy for the City Sale and Exchange, London. 'Salex' is derived from an abbreviated form of the retailer's name - the City Sale and Exchange. This company never actually made cameras but sold other makers' products under their own name. This camera was probably imported from Italy or Germany.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/2281
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), white metal (unknown), leather and glass
Measurements:
overall (deployed): 160 mm x 130 mm x 150 mm,
type:
plate camera and folding camera
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

One of Four Metal Darkslides For Salex Camera

One of Four Metal Darkslides For Salex Camera

One of four metal darkslides for Salex camera; numbered 3/4.

Measurements:
overall: 152 mm x 94 mm x 14 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) , wood (unidentified) and bone
Object Number:
1990-5036/2281/3
type:
darkslide
One of Four Metal Darkslides For Salex Camera

One of Four Metal Darkslides For Salex Camera

One of four metal darkslides for Salex camera; numbered 5/6.

Measurements:
overall: 152 mm x 94 mm x 14 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) , wood (unidentified) and bone
Object Number:
1990-5036/2281/4
type:
darkslide
One of Four Metal Darkslides For Salex Camera

One of Four Metal Darkslides For Salex Camera

One of four metal darkslides for Salex camera; numbered 2.

Measurements:
overall: 140 mm x 92 mm x 4 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) , wood (unidentified) and bone
Object Number:
1990-5036/2281/5
type:
darkslide